# CORAL ENERGY PAYS $30 MILLION TO SETTLE U.S. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION CHARGES OF ATTEMPTED MANIPULATION AND FALSE REPORTING

> CFTC release 4964-04 · 2004-07-29 · **Market manipulation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 4964-04
- **Release date:** 2004-07-29
- **Type:** Market manipulation
- **Title:** CORAL ENERGY PAYS $30 MILLION TO SETTLE U.S. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION CHARGES OF ATTEMPTED MANIPULATION AND FALSE REPORTING
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/4964-04

## 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 4964-04, "CORAL ENERGY PAYS $30 MILLION TO SETTLE U.S. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION CHARGES OF ATTEMPTED MANIPULATION AND FALSE REPORTING", 2004-07-29. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/4964-04.

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