# CFTC CHARGES UTAH FIRM, THREE OF ITS OFFICERS, AND A UTAH ATTORNEY WITH FRAUD; Vision Capital Corporation, Officers John Garrett, Allen Andersen, Robert Heninger, and Utah Attorney John Thomas Charged With Commodity Pool Fraud

> CFTC release 4989-04 · 2004-09-16 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 4989-04
- **Release date:** 2004-09-16
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC CHARGES UTAH FIRM, THREE OF ITS OFFICERS, AND A UTAH ATTORNEY WITH FRAUD; Vision Capital Corporation, Officers John Garrett, Allen Andersen, Robert Heninger, and Utah Attorney John Thomas Charged With Commodity Pool Fraud
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/4989-04

## 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 4989-04, "CFTC CHARGES UTAH FIRM, THREE OF ITS OFFICERS, AND A UTAH ATTORNEY WITH FRAUD; Vision Capital Corporation, Officers John Garrett, Allen Andersen, Robert Heninger, and Utah Attorney John Thomas Charged With Commodity Pool Fraud", 2004-09-16. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/4989-04.

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