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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Date ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
CFTC Awards Over $8 Million to Insider Whistleblower Who Aided CFTC and Other Agency Actions
CFTC Orders Trafigura to Pay $55 Million for Fraud, Manipulation and Impeding Communications with the CFTC
CFTC Permanently Revokes Registrations of Mississippi-based Commodity Trading Advisor and Associated Person
CFTC Charges Unregistered Commodity Pool Operator and Its Owner with Futures Fraud and Misappropriation
CFTC Announces Whistleblower Award Over $4.5 Million
CFTC Orders J.P. Morgan to Pay $200 Million for Supervision Failures
CFTC Charges Agridime and Its Co-Founders with a Fraudulent Cattle Scheme
Miami Federal Court Orders Multiple Individuals and Entities to Pay Over $225 Million for Foreign Currency Fraud and Misappropriation Scheme
CFTC Issues Order Against Crypto Prime Brokerage Firm for Unlawfully Providing U.S. Customers Access to Digital Asset Derivatives Trading Platforms
Federal Court Orders Unregistered Pool Operator and its President to Pay Over $11 Million for Forex Fraud