# CFTC SETTLES CHARGES AGAINST THREE FORMER AGENTS OF CONVICTED FELON JOHN WHEELER; Defendants Michael Fagan, Robert Mendoza, and Gary Wood Agree to Turn Over Money They Received from Wheeler as Commissions

> CFTC release 4955-04 · 2004-07-14 · **Settlement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 4955-04
- **Release date:** 2004-07-14
- **Type:** Settlement
- **Title:** CFTC SETTLES CHARGES AGAINST THREE FORMER AGENTS OF CONVICTED FELON JOHN WHEELER; Defendants Michael Fagan, Robert Mendoza, and Gary Wood Agree to Turn Over Money They Received from Wheeler as Commissions
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/4955-04

## 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 4955-04, "CFTC SETTLES CHARGES AGAINST THREE FORMER AGENTS OF CONVICTED FELON JOHN WHEELER; Defendants Michael Fagan, Robert Mendoza, and Gary Wood Agree to Turn Over Money They Received from Wheeler as Commissions", 2004-07-14. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-12 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/4955-04.

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