# CFTC Finds That Florida Residents Fraudulently Marketed a Commodity Futures Trading Method on E-Bay

> CFTC release 4807-03 · 2003-07-01 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 4807-03
- **Release date:** 2003-07-01
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Finds That Florida Residents Fraudulently Marketed a Commodity Futures Trading Method on E-Bay
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/4807-03

## What this is

CFTC enforcement actions cover derivatives + commodities + crypto fraud cases. The Commission charges market participants under the Commodity Exchange Act for spoofing, manipulation, fraud, wash trades, registration violations, and pool-operator misconduct. Most actions settle with restitution + civil money penalty + a bar/suspension.


## Citation

> US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, press release 4807-03, "CFTC Finds That Florida Residents Fraudulently Marketed a Commodity Futures Trading Method on E-Bay", 2003-07-01. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-14 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/4807-03.

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