# U.S. DISTRICT COURT ENJOINS SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENT GEORGE HEFFERNAN FROM ENGAGING IN COMMODITIES FRAUD; FREEZES ASSETS; Order Arises From Complaint By CFTC Charging Heffernan, Also Known As "George W. Marshall," With Fraud for the Third Time in Four Years,

> CFTC release 5038-05 · 2005-01-13 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5038-05
- **Release date:** 2005-01-13
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** U.S. DISTRICT COURT ENJOINS SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENT GEORGE HEFFERNAN FROM ENGAGING IN COMMODITIES FRAUD; FREEZES ASSETS; Order Arises From Complaint By CFTC Charging Heffernan, Also Known As "George W. Marshall," With Fraud for the Third Time in Four Years,
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5038-05

## 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 5038-05, "U.S. DISTRICT COURT ENJOINS SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENT GEORGE HEFFERNAN FROM ENGAGING IN COMMODITIES FRAUD; FREEZES ASSETS; Order Arises From Complaint By CFTC Charging Heffernan, Also Known As "George W. Marshall," With Fraud for the Third Time in Four Years,", 2005-01-13. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5038-05.

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