# ENRON SETTLES CFTC COMPLAINT CHARGING IT WITH MANIPULATING NATURAL GAS PRICES IN JULY 2001; Federal District Court Enters Consent Order of Permanent Injunction Against Enron

> CFTC release 4959-04 · 2004-07-19 · **Market manipulation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 4959-04
- **Release date:** 2004-07-19
- **Type:** Market manipulation
- **Title:** ENRON SETTLES CFTC COMPLAINT CHARGING IT WITH MANIPULATING NATURAL GAS PRICES IN JULY 2001; Federal District Court Enters Consent Order of Permanent Injunction Against Enron
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/4959-04

## 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 4959-04, "ENRON SETTLES CFTC COMPLAINT CHARGING IT WITH MANIPULATING NATURAL GAS PRICES IN JULY 2001; Federal District Court Enters Consent Order of Permanent Injunction Against Enron", 2004-07-19. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-10 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/4959-04.

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