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 Arizona Resident Cory Williams and His Company, Williams Advisory Group, LLC, with Fraudulently Soliciting and Receiving at Least $13 Million in Commodity Pool Scheme
CFTC Charges Pennsylvania Resident William H. Powderly IV with Fraudulently Soliciting Commodity Futures Customers and Distributing False Account Statements
CFTC Adds 71 Names to Its List of Foreign Entities that Illegally Solicit U.S. Residents to Trade Binary Options and Forex
CFTC Charges Purported Hedge Fund Capitol Equity FX LLC and California Residents Robert Leland Johnson IV and Marisa Elena Johnson with Fraud, Misappropriation, and Registration Violations
Federal Court Orders Relief Defendants Westward International Ltd. and Coucarin Holdings Ltd. to Disgorge Ill-Gotten Funds Totaling More than $1.77 Million in CFTC Binary Options Fraud Action
CFTC Orders Former Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Traders Stephen Gola and Jonathan Brims to Pay $350,000 and $200,000, Respectively, and Bans Them from Trading for 6 Months for Spoofing in U.S. Treasury Futures Markets
Davisco Foods International, Inc. Ordered to Pay $150,000 Penalty for Acting as a Futures Commission Merchant without Registering with the CFTC
CFTC Refuses Registrations of Georgia-based Zero Chaos Advisors, LLC and Ronald Edward Fisher
Federal Court in Florida Orders Neil Pecker and His Company, Vision Financial Partners, LLC, to Pay More than $6.5 Million in Restitution and a Civil Monetary Penalty in CFTC Binary Options Fraud Action
CFTC Charges Carlos Javier Ramirez and His Companies, Gold Chasers, Inc. and Royal Leisure International, Inc., with Misappropriation, Fraudulent Sales Solicitation, and Issuing False Statements in Fraud Schemes Involving Gold