# FEDERAL COURT ORDERS OREGON RESIDENT TO GIVE UP FEES RECEIVED FROM OFFERING FRAUDULENT COMMODITIES INVESTMENT; Thomas E. Jones of Rainer, Oregon Required to Give Up $74,000

> CFTC release 4864-03 · 2003-11-13 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 4864-03
- **Release date:** 2003-11-13
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** FEDERAL COURT ORDERS OREGON RESIDENT TO GIVE UP FEES RECEIVED FROM OFFERING FRAUDULENT COMMODITIES INVESTMENT; Thomas E. Jones of Rainer, Oregon Required to Give Up $74,000
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/4864-03

## 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 4864-03, "FEDERAL COURT ORDERS OREGON RESIDENT TO GIVE UP FEES RECEIVED FROM OFFERING FRAUDULENT COMMODITIES INVESTMENT; Thomas E. Jones of Rainer, Oregon Required to Give Up $74,000", 2003-11-13. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/4864-03.

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