# CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ORDERED TO PAY MORE THAN $800,000 IN COMMODITY FRAUD ACTION; Defendants Paris DeLesseppes and John E. Lassen Ordered to Repay Over $333,000 to Investors and Pay Civil Monetary Penalties Totaling $480,000

> CFTC release 4941-04 · 2004-06-15 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 4941-04
- **Release date:** 2004-06-15
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ORDERED TO PAY MORE THAN $800,000 IN COMMODITY FRAUD ACTION; Defendants Paris DeLesseppes and John E. Lassen Ordered to Repay Over $333,000 to Investors and Pay Civil Monetary Penalties Totaling $480,000
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/4941-04

## 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 4941-04, "CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ORDERED TO PAY MORE THAN $800,000 IN COMMODITY FRAUD ACTION; Defendants Paris DeLesseppes and John E. Lassen Ordered to Repay Over $333,000 to Investors and Pay Civil Monetary Penalties Totaling $480,000", 2004-06-15. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/4941-04.

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