# Illinois District Court Judge Orders Chicago Broker Keith W. Krysinski to Pay More Than $400,000 in CFTC Anti-Fraud Case, While Banning the Defendant from the Futures Industry For at Least Five Years

> CFTC release 4974-04 · 2004-08-17 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 4974-04
- **Release date:** 2004-08-17
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** Illinois District Court Judge Orders Chicago Broker Keith W. Krysinski to Pay More Than $400,000 in CFTC Anti-Fraud Case, While Banning the Defendant from the Futures Industry For at Least Five Years
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/4974-04

## 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 4974-04, "Illinois District Court Judge Orders Chicago Broker Keith W. Krysinski to Pay More Than $400,000 in CFTC Anti-Fraud Case, While Banning the Defendant from the Futures Industry For at Least Five Years", 2004-08-17. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/4974-04.

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