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 to Issue Whistleblower Award of Approximately $290,000
CFTC Orders Florida Resident Barbara Cohen and Her Company, Pure Reason, LLC, to Pay a $140,000 Penalty for Cohen’s False Statements to the CFTC and for Not Disclosing that Profitable Trading Results Were Based on Hypothetical Trading
CFTC Orders Florida Resident Alan M. Kneller and His Company American Portfolio Asset Management, Inc. to Pay Restitution and a Civil Monetary Penalty Totaling More than $578,000 in Precious Metals Enforcement Action
CFTC Order Imposes a Monetary Penalty and Permanent Trading and Registration Bans against Daniel Bowman for Violating Speculative Position Limits in Live Cattle Futures
CFTC Charges Florida Resident Todd Owen Marshall and His Companies Harvard Assets LLC, London Assets Inc., and Harvard International Trading, Inc. with Engaging in Illegal, Off-Exchange Precious Metals Transactions and Registration Violations
CFTC Orders Georgia Resident Michael E. Simmons and His Company Global Consortiums, LLC to Pay Restitution and a Civil Monetary Penalty Totaling More than $589,000 for Engaging in Foreign Exchange Commodity Pool Fraud
Federal Court in Illinois Orders Futures International LLC and its Chief Operating Officer, Amedeo Cerrone, to Pay $500,000 Penalty for Recordkeeping Violations, False Statements, Unauthorized Trading, and Supervision Failures
CFTC Charges New York Corporations Safety Capital Management, Inc. & GNS Capital, Inc., both d/b/a FOREXNPOWER, & New York City Residents John Won, Sungmi Kang & Tae Hung Kang with Fraudulently Soliciting Over $1.5 Million in a Forex Fraud Scheme
CFTC Orders Russian Resident Yakov Shlyapochnik and His Connecticut-Based Company, Nord Capital Advisors LLC, to Pay a $280,000 Penalty for Failing to Disclose Company’s Principal in Registration Filings and for Company’s Fraudulent Solicitation
CFTC Orders Cargill de México SA De CV to Pay $500,000 for Unlawfully Executing Wash Sales on the CBOT and KCBT