# CFTC CHARGES TWO GEORGIA CORPORATIONS AND FIVE OTHERS IN $4.6 MILLION COMMODITY OPTIONS FRAUD SCHEME; CFTC Complaint Names American Derivatives Corp., Brokerage Management Corp., Layne David Gerstel, Devereux Decatur Booth and David N. Mittler as Participants In Alleged Fraudulent Solicitations Of More Than 274 Customers; Futures Commission Merchants National Commodities Corp., Inc. and International Commodity Clearing, LLP Also Charged; Court Enters Asset Freeze Order

> CFTC release 5125-05 · 2005-10-05 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5125-05
- **Release date:** 2005-10-05
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC CHARGES TWO GEORGIA CORPORATIONS AND FIVE OTHERS IN $4.6 MILLION COMMODITY OPTIONS FRAUD SCHEME; CFTC Complaint Names American Derivatives Corp., Brokerage Management Corp., Layne David Gerstel, Devereux Decatur Booth and David N. Mittler as Participants In Alleged Fraudulent Solicitations Of More Than 274 Customers; Futures Commission Merchants National Commodities Corp., Inc. and International Commodity Clearing, LLP Also Charged; Court Enters Asset Freeze Order
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5125-05

## 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 5125-05, "CFTC CHARGES TWO GEORGIA CORPORATIONS AND FIVE OTHERS IN $4.6 MILLION COMMODITY OPTIONS FRAUD SCHEME; CFTC Complaint Names American Derivatives Corp., Brokerage Management Corp., Layne David Gerstel, Devereux Decatur Booth and David N. Mittler as Participants In Alleged Fraudulent Solicitations Of More Than 274 Customers; Futures Commission Merchants National Commodities Corp., Inc. and International Commodity Clearing, LLP Also Charged; Court Enters Asset Freeze Order", 2005-10-05. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5125-05.

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