# CINERGY MARKETING & TRADING, LP FOUND TO HAVE REPORTED FALSE ENERGY PRICES; Agrees to Pay a $3 Million Civil Monetary Penalty to Settle CFTC Charges

> CFTC release 5020-04 · 2004-11-16 · **Settlement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5020-04
- **Release date:** 2004-11-16
- **Type:** Settlement
- **Title:** CINERGY MARKETING & TRADING, LP FOUND TO HAVE REPORTED FALSE ENERGY PRICES; Agrees to Pay a $3 Million Civil Monetary Penalty to Settle CFTC Charges
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5020-04

## 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 5020-04, "CINERGY MARKETING & TRADING, LP FOUND TO HAVE REPORTED FALSE ENERGY PRICES; Agrees to Pay a $3 Million Civil Monetary Penalty to Settle CFTC Charges", 2004-11-16. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5020-04.

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