Enforcement Actions

The CFTC Division of Enforcement investigates and prosecutes alleged violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations. The CFTC takes enforcement actions against individuals and firms registered with the Commission, those who are engaged in commodity futures and option trading on designated domestic exchanges, and those who improperly market futures and options contracts.

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Enforcement Advisory: Updated Advisory on Self Reporting and Full Cooperation

Enforcement Advisory: Cooperation Factors in Enforcement Division Sanction Recommendations for Individuals

Enforcement Advisory: Cooperation Factors in Enforcement Division Sanction Recommendations for Companies

Enforcement Advisory: Advisory on Self Reporting and Cooperation for CEA Violations Involving Foreign Corrupt Practices

See CFTC Press Release 7518-17 (January 19, 2017) and
Speech of James McDonald, Director of the Division of Enforcement Commodity Futures Trading Commission Regarding Perspectives on Enforcement: Self-Reporting and Cooperation at the CFTC (September 25, 2017)

Date ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
CFTC Orders Georgia Resident Jonathan A. Parker and His Company QuantX Capital, LLC to Pay a Civil Monetary Penalty and Restitution Totaling More than $1 Million for Engaging in Foreign Exchange Commodity Pool Fraud
Federal Court in Illinois Orders John D. Briner, a Disbarred Canadian Attorney, and His Former Law Firm, MetroWest Law Corporation, to Pay $280,000 Penalty for a Money Pass Scheme
Federal Court Orders California Resident Ghassan Tawachi and His Firm, Intelligent Trades, LLC, to Pay in Total Nearly $1.5 Million in Disgorgement and a Monetary Penalty for Defrauding Clients through a Bogus Commodity Futures Trading System
Federal Court Orders Israeli Web-based Firms, Vault Options, Ltd. and Global Trader 365, to Pay More than $4.5 Million for Unlawful Off-Exchange Binary Options Trading, Fraud, and Registration Violations
CFTC Announces Fourth Whistleblower Award
CFTC Orders Atlantas Group, Inc. and Edmund Hysni to Pay in Total $7.2 Million in Restitution and a Civil Monetary Penalty for Solicitation Fraud and for Making False Statements to the National Futures Association
CFTC Orders Singapore-Based Agrocorp International Pte Ltd. to Pay $150,000 for Call Cotton Reporting Violations
CFTC Orders Golden Agri International Pte Ltd. to Pay $150,000 for Failing to Report Cash Positions
Federal Court in Illinois Orders Matthew J. Marcus and His California Company Tech Power Inc. to Pay a $250,000 Penalty for Engineering a Money Pass Scheme Involving More than 1,200 Single Stock Futures Trades
CFTC Orders London-Based Barclays Bank PLC to Pay a $560,000 Penalty for Inaccurate Large Trader Reports for Physical Commodity Swaps Positions