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CFTC Secures Court Order Directing Florida Man to Pay Over $6 Million for Options Fraud and Imposing Trading Bans
… judgment and consent order resolve all claims from the CFTC’s 2024 enforcement action. [See CFTC Press Release No.  8992-24 ] The CFTC thanks and acknowledges the U.S. Attorney’s Office for … CFTC Secures Court Order Directing Florida Man to Pay Over …
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CFTC Charges Goliath Ventures Inc. and CEO with $400 Million Fraud Scheme
… and the public from misconduct.” In the complaint, the CFTC seeks restitution, disgorgement, civil monetary … further violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations, as charged. Parallel Criminal and SEC … of Florida, Delgado pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges for his role in the fraud. On August 11, 2026, the …
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CFTC Charges North Carolina Commodity Pool Operator and His Company with Fraud
… provisions under the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations. The CFTC seeks restitution, disgorgement, civil monetary … injunction against further violations of the CEA and CFTC regulations, as charged. … CFTC Charges North Carolina Commodity Pool Operator and His …
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CFTC Secures Court Orders Directing Texas and Florida Residents to Pay Over $500,000 in Disgorgement and Civil Monetary Penalties and Imposing Trading Bans for Commodity Pool Fraud
… orders resolve all claims against Likos and Rice in the CFTC’s enforcement action filed September 30, 2024. The … action against the remaining defendants continues. [See CFTC Press Release No.  8997-24 ]  The CFTC cautions that disgorgement orders may not result in …
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CFTC Resolves Action Against Swaps Trader for Making False Statements
… made additional false and misleading statements during his CFTC testimony in November 2019 about his compliance with … hindering its investigation. The consent order resolves the CFTC’s enforcement action against Gorman and permanently … order also dismisses with prejudice counts I and II of the CFTC complaint filed against Gorman on Feb.1, 2021. …
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CFTC Charges Google Employee with Insider Trading in Search Result-Related Event Contracts
… Year in Search list for 2025. In the complaint, the CFTC seeks restitution, disgorgement, civil monetary … further violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations, as charged. “As I have said repeatedly, … in the prediction markets and other markets within the CFTC’s jurisdiction. We will continue to take action to …
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CFTC Orders Gabriel Perez to Pay $172,000 for Insider Trading of Mention Market Event Contracts
… Commission today announced an order filing and settling charges against Gabriel Perez for misappropriating material, … advisory because of Perez’s exemplary cooperation with the CFTC.  Perez agreed to cease and desist from further violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations. Under the order, a three-year trading ban …
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CFTC Charges U.S. Service Member with Insider Trading in Nicolás Maduro-Related Event Contracts
… (“Operation Absolute Resolve”). In the complaint, the CFTC seeks restitution, disgorgement, civil monetary … further violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations, as charged. “I have been crystal clear … CFTC has used the so-called ‘Eddie Murphy Rule’ to bring charges based on the misuse of government information.  The …
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CFTC Resolves Actions Against Former Alameda CEO, and Alameda and FTX Co-Founder
… from the date of entry of the initial consent orders. [See CFTC Press Release No. 8644-22 ] The court entered an … Ellison, finding her liable on both fraud counts of the CFTC’s amended complaint. The same day, the court also … 2022), in which they each pled guilty to several criminal charges, including conspiracy to commit commodities fraud — …
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CFTC Charges Two Men, their Unregistered Commodity Pool with Futures Fraud, Registration Violations
… operated by YPIG. It also alleges Mitchell violated a prior CFTC administrative order. In the complaint, the CFTC seeks restitution, disgorgement, civil monetary … further violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations, as charged. According to the complaint, …
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