# MIRANT AMERICAS ENERGY MARKETING, L.P. SETTLES FEDERAL CHARGES OF FALSE REPORTING AND ATTEMPTED MANIPULATION; CFTC Imposes Civil Penalty of $12.5 Million and Orders Energy Firm to Cease and Desist from Further Violations; Respondent Found to Have Knowingly Made False Reports to <i>Gas Daily</i>, <i>Inside FERC</i> and <i>Natural Gas Intelligence</i>

> CFTC release 5025-04 · 2004-12-06 · **Market manipulation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5025-04
- **Release date:** 2004-12-06
- **Type:** Market manipulation
- **Title:** MIRANT AMERICAS ENERGY MARKETING, L.P. SETTLES FEDERAL CHARGES OF FALSE REPORTING AND ATTEMPTED MANIPULATION; CFTC Imposes Civil Penalty of $12.5 Million and Orders Energy Firm to Cease and Desist from Further Violations; Respondent Found to Have Knowingly Made False Reports to <i>Gas Daily</i>, <i>Inside FERC</i> and <i>Natural Gas Intelligence</i>
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5025-04

## 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 5025-04, "MIRANT AMERICAS ENERGY MARKETING, L.P. SETTLES FEDERAL CHARGES OF FALSE REPORTING AND ATTEMPTED MANIPULATION; CFTC Imposes Civil Penalty of $12.5 Million and Orders Energy Firm to Cease and Desist from Further Violations; Respondent Found to Have Knowingly Made False Reports to <i>Gas Daily</i>, <i>Inside FERC</i> and <i>Natural Gas Intelligence</i>", 2004-12-06. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5025-04.

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