# CFTC's Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight Provides Annual Report Guidance to Commodity Pool Operators

> CFTC release 4888-04 · 2004-02-06 · **Commodity pool fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 4888-04
- **Release date:** 2004-02-06
- **Type:** Commodity pool fraud
- **Title:** CFTC's Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight Provides Annual Report Guidance to Commodity Pool Operators
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/4888-04

## 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 4888-04, "CFTC's Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight Provides Annual Report Guidance to Commodity Pool Operators", 2004-02-06. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/4888-04.

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