# CFTC SETTLES ACTION AGAINST COMMODITY POOL OPERATOR FOR UNAUTHORIZED TRADING OF CLIENT FUNDS; Jeffrey Thomas Allen Banned From Trading Commodity Futures and Options

> CFTC release 5065-05 · 2005-04-06 · **Commodity pool fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5065-05
- **Release date:** 2005-04-06
- **Type:** Commodity pool fraud
- **Title:** CFTC SETTLES ACTION AGAINST COMMODITY POOL OPERATOR FOR UNAUTHORIZED TRADING OF CLIENT FUNDS; Jeffrey Thomas Allen Banned From Trading Commodity Futures and Options
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5065-05

## 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 5065-05, "CFTC SETTLES ACTION AGAINST COMMODITY POOL OPERATOR FOR UNAUTHORIZED TRADING OF CLIENT FUNDS; Jeffrey Thomas Allen Banned From Trading Commodity Futures and Options", 2005-04-06. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-16 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5065-05.

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