# CFTC CHARGES COLORADO ENERGY EXECUTIVE WITH FALSE REPORTING AND ATTEMPTED MANIPULATION OF NATURAL GAS PRICES; CFTC Files Federal Action in Denver, Colorado Against Andrew Richmond, Former Director of Marketing for Western Gas Resources, Inc.

> CFTC release 5068-05 · 2005-04-14 · **Market manipulation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5068-05
- **Release date:** 2005-04-14
- **Type:** Market manipulation
- **Title:** CFTC CHARGES COLORADO ENERGY EXECUTIVE WITH FALSE REPORTING AND ATTEMPTED MANIPULATION OF NATURAL GAS PRICES; CFTC Files Federal Action in Denver, Colorado Against Andrew Richmond, Former Director of Marketing for Western Gas Resources, Inc.
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5068-05

## 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 5068-05, "CFTC CHARGES COLORADO ENERGY EXECUTIVE WITH FALSE REPORTING AND ATTEMPTED MANIPULATION OF NATURAL GAS PRICES; CFTC Files Federal Action in Denver, Colorado Against Andrew Richmond, Former Director of Marketing for Western Gas Resources, Inc.", 2005-04-14. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5068-05.

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