# MARYLAND FEDERAL COURT ENTERS CONSENT ORDER AGAINST FORMER RESIDENT ANDREW M. SILBERSTEIN IN COMMODITY POOL FRAUD ACTION; In Action Brought by U.S.Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the State of Maryland, Silberstein Is Ordered to Pay Total Sanctions of $560,000

> CFTC release 5052-05 · 2005-03-08 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5052-05
- **Release date:** 2005-03-08
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** MARYLAND FEDERAL COURT ENTERS CONSENT ORDER AGAINST FORMER RESIDENT ANDREW M. SILBERSTEIN IN COMMODITY POOL FRAUD ACTION; In Action Brought by U.S.Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the State of Maryland, Silberstein Is Ordered to Pay Total Sanctions of $560,000
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5052-05

## 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 5052-05, "MARYLAND FEDERAL COURT ENTERS CONSENT ORDER AGAINST FORMER RESIDENT ANDREW M. SILBERSTEIN IN COMMODITY POOL FRAUD ACTION; In Action Brought by U.S.Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the State of Maryland, Silberstein Is Ordered to Pay Total Sanctions of $560,000", 2005-03-08. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-18 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5052-05.

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