# CFTC BRINGS FRAUD CHARGES AGAINST FLORIDA FATHER AND SON, JACK AND CHRIS SMITHERS; CFTC Alleges That Jack and Chris Smithers, and Their Company, Prosperity Consultants, Inc., Fraudulently Solicited Customers to Trade Commodity Futures Contracts; Chris Smithers Also Charged With Breach of Prior Injunction

> CFTC release 5104-05 · 2005-08-02 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5104-05
- **Release date:** 2005-08-02
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC BRINGS FRAUD CHARGES AGAINST FLORIDA FATHER AND SON, JACK AND CHRIS SMITHERS; CFTC Alleges That Jack and Chris Smithers, and Their Company, Prosperity Consultants, Inc., Fraudulently Solicited Customers to Trade Commodity Futures Contracts; Chris Smithers Also Charged With Breach of Prior Injunction
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5104-05

## 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 5104-05, "CFTC BRINGS FRAUD CHARGES AGAINST FLORIDA FATHER AND SON, JACK AND CHRIS SMITHERS; CFTC Alleges That Jack and Chris Smithers, and Their Company, Prosperity Consultants, Inc., Fraudulently Solicited Customers to Trade Commodity Futures Contracts; Chris Smithers Also Charged With Breach of Prior Injunction", 2005-08-02. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5104-05.

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