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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View Opinions and Adjudicatory Orders

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 Charges Utah Residents Christopher Hales, Eric Richardson and their Company, Bentley Equities, LLC, with Fraud and Misappropriation
CFTC Charges Sidney J. Charles, Jr. and his Maryland-based Company, The Borrowing Station, LLC, in Forex Ponzi Scheme
Federal Court in Illinois Orders Trading Point of Financial Instruments Ltd. to Pay $140,000 Penalty for Acting as Unregistered Retail Forex Dealer
CFTC Settles Action against Florida Resident Ghassan Tawachi for Fraud and Misappropriation
Federal Court Enters Order Settling CFTC $85 Million Forex Fraud Action against California Resident Peter Son and his Companies SNC Asset Management, Inc. and SNC Investments, Inc.
CFTC Orders Texas-based PassThrough Investments, LLC, and its Principals, Stephen Brantley and Dwayne Bryant Dawson, to Pay over $1.1 Million in Sanctions to Settle CFTC Charges of Fraud in Operating a Forex Trading Pool
CFTC Charges Georgia Resident Robert A. Christy and His Company Crabapple Capital Group LLC with Foreign Currency Fraud and Misappropriation
Federal Court in California Orders Forex Liquidity LLC to Pay $400,000 for Failing to Maintain Required Net Capital and Books and Records
Federal Court Orders $14 Million in Fines and Disgorgement Stemming from CFTC Charges against Optiver and Others for Manipulation of NYMEX Crude Oil, Heating Oil, and Gasoline Futures Contracts and Making False Statements
Virginia Federal Court Orders Ronald W. Smith, Jr., Doing Business as Safeguard 3030 Investment Club, to Pay More than $3 Million in Forex Ponzi Scheme