# CFTC SUES FORMER BROOKLYN RESIDENT DAWN MUSOROFITI FOR COMMODITIES FRAUD; CFTC Alleges That Musorofiti Defrauded Customers By Promising Large Profits Without Risk and Pretending to Be a New York Mercantile Exchange Broker

> CFTC release 5109-05 · 2005-08-17 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5109-05
- **Release date:** 2005-08-17
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC SUES FORMER BROOKLYN RESIDENT DAWN MUSOROFITI FOR COMMODITIES FRAUD; CFTC Alleges That Musorofiti Defrauded Customers By Promising Large Profits Without Risk and Pretending to Be a New York Mercantile Exchange Broker
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5109-05

## 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 5109-05, "CFTC SUES FORMER BROOKLYN RESIDENT DAWN MUSOROFITI FOR COMMODITIES FRAUD; CFTC Alleges That Musorofiti Defrauded Customers By Promising Large Profits Without Risk and Pretending to Be a New York Mercantile Exchange Broker", 2005-08-17. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5109-05.

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