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
10/17/2022	Federal Court Concludes Receivership in CFTC Ponzi Scheme Action Resulting in the Recovery of Over $1 Billion Order: WG Trading Investors, et, al.
10/13/2022	Federal Court Orders California Man and His Company to Pay Over $7.6 million for Commodity Pool Fraud Default Judgment: Main and Prospect Capital, LLC
10/11/2022	Federal Court Orders Texas Fraudulent Forex Trader and His Company to Pay Over $940,000 Consent Order: Troy Mason, et al.
10/05/2022	CFTC Charges Delaware Precious Metals Dealer, Depository, and Their Owner with Ongoing Fraud Complaint: First State Depository Company, LLC, et al
10/03/2022	CFTC Charges Digital Asset Derivatives Platform and Miami Resident with Facilitating Unlawful Futures Transactions, Failing to Register, and Attempted Manipulation of Native Token Complaint: Digitex Futures, et al, Statement of Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson
09/30/2022	CFTC Orders Swap Execution Facility to Pay $1.9 Million for Swap Reporting and Core Principle Violations Order: BGC Derivative Markets, L.P. Statement of Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero
09/29/2022	CFTC Orders Designated Contract Market to Pay $6.5 Million for System Safeguard, Reporting, and False Statement Violations Order: CX Futures Exchange, L.P.
09/29/2022	CFTC Orders Futures Commission Merchant to Pay $500,000 for Supervision Failures Relating to Improper or Fictitious Trade Transfer Requests Order: ADM Investor Services, Inc.
09/29/2022	CFTC Orders tpSEF to Pay $850,000 for Violation of 15-Second Delay Rule for Execution of Cross Transactions on a SEF Order: tpSEF, Inc.
09/27/2022	CFTC Orders 11 Financial Institutions to Pay Over $710 Million for Recordkeeping and Supervision Failures for Widespread Use of Unapproved Communication Methods Order: UBS AG, UBS Financial Services, Inc., et al Order: Credit Suisse International, et al Order: Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc., et al. Order: Goldman Sachs & Co., et al. Order: Deutsche Bank AG, et al Order: Citibank, N.A., et al. Order: Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. Order: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. et al Order: Jefferies Financial Services, Inc. et al. Order: Barclays Bank PLC, et al Order: Bank of America, et al Statement of Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson Statement of Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero

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