# CFTC IMPOSES A TOTAL OF $34 MILLION IN CIVIL PENALTIES ON THREE ENERGY TRADING FIRMS; Reliant Energy Services, Inc. To Pay $18 Million To Settle Charges of False Reporting and Attempted Manipulation, As Well As Charges of Wash Sales; and, CMS Marketing Services & Trading and CMS Field Services To Pay $16 Million to Settle Charges of False Reporting and Attempted Manipulation

> CFTC release 4869-03 · 2003-11-25 · **Market manipulation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 4869-03
- **Release date:** 2003-11-25
- **Type:** Market manipulation
- **Title:** CFTC IMPOSES A TOTAL OF $34 MILLION IN CIVIL PENALTIES ON THREE ENERGY TRADING FIRMS; Reliant Energy Services, Inc. To Pay $18 Million To Settle Charges of False Reporting and Attempted Manipulation, As Well As Charges of Wash Sales; and, CMS Marketing Services & Trading and CMS Field Services To Pay $16 Million to Settle Charges of False Reporting and Attempted Manipulation
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/4869-03

## 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 4869-03, "CFTC IMPOSES A TOTAL OF $34 MILLION IN CIVIL PENALTIES ON THREE ENERGY TRADING FIRMS; Reliant Energy Services, Inc. To Pay $18 Million To Settle Charges of False Reporting and Attempted Manipulation, As Well As Charges of Wash Sales; and, CMS Marketing Services & Trading and CMS Field Services To Pay $16 Million to Settle Charges of False Reporting and Attempted Manipulation", 2003-11-25. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-10 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/4869-03.

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