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Here you will find information about recent CFTC news and events. Visit our archive for older press releases, speeches, and other CFTC news.

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November 20, 2008

Utah-Based 4NExchange and Two Individuals Ordered to Pay $720,000 in Penalties to Resolve CFTC Charges of Fraud and Misappropriation in Foreign Currency Scam, 5572-08

November 18, 2008

CFTC Charges Former Energy Trader David P. Lee with Fraud for Mis-Marking Bank of Montreal’s Natural Gas Options Book to Exaggerate Trading Profitability; Kevin Cassidy and Others Charged with Assisting Lee in the Fraud, 5571-08

November 17, 2008

Former Enserco Energy Trader Matthew Reed to Pay $475,000 to Settle CFTC Charges of False Reporting and Attempted Manipulation of Natural Gas Prices, 5570-08

November 3, 2008

CFTC and the Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Sign Arrangement for Enhanced Cooperation and Collaboration, 5569-08

October 24, 2008

California Resident Jinsup Choi Ordered to Pay More than $10 Million in Restitution and a $1 Million Monetary Penalty for Defrauding Investors in a “Ponzi” Scheme Involving Commodity Futures Contracts, 5568-08

October 24, 2008

Western Virginia Man Found Guilty of 37 Counts Related to Defrauding Commodity Pool Investors out of Millions, 5567-08

October 20, 2008

CFTC’s Office of International Affairs to host International Symposium and Training Program on Regulation of Derivative Products, Markets, and Financial Intermediaries, 5566-08

October 9, 2008

CFTC Issues Order to the CBOT that Permits the CME to Clear OTC Ethanol Contracts, 5565-08

October 6, 2008

CFTC Sanctions Former NYMEX Clerk Brian Keane $90,000 for Fraudulent Trade Practice Scheme, 5564-08

October 3, 2008

Jacksonville Resident Stephanie Ann Gallitano and Her Fort Lauderdale-Based Companies Ordered to Pay More than $5 Million in Restitution and Civil Monetary Penalties in CFTC Forex Anti-Fraud Action, 5563-08

Last Updated: March 26, 2008