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 Revokes Registrations of Florida Company and its CEO for Fraud and Related Criminal Conviction
CFTC Charges Wisconsin Firm and its Manager with Registration, Disclosure, and Recordkeeping Violations
CFTC Posts Record-Breaking Enforcement Year
Federal Court Orders Pennsylvania Man Pay $7.4 Million in Restitution for Multi-Million Dollar Bitcoin Fraud
CFTC Charges BitMEX Owners with Illegally Operating a Cryptocurrency Derivatives Trading Platform and Anti-Money Laundering Violations
CFTC Orders Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC to Pay $5 Million for Swap Data Reporting Failures
CFTC Orders Chicago Broker to Pay Over $495,000 for Supervision Failures and Failure to Report Suspicious Activity
CFTC Orders Sunoco to Pay $450,000 for Spoofing in Crude Oil, Gasoline, and Heating Oil Futures Contracts
CFTC Orders Texas Man to Pay Over $1 Million for Misappropriating Confidential Information, Fictitious Trading, and False Statements
CFTC Orders Chicago Prop Firm and 3 Traders to Pay $745,000 for Spoofing in Agricultural and Metals Futures