# CFTC FILES FRAUD ACTION AGAINST HEDGE FUND OPERATED BY LAKE DOW CAPITAL; Federal Court Freezes Assets of Hedge Fund and its Operator

> CFTC release 5135-05 · 2005-10-24 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5135-05
- **Release date:** 2005-10-24
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC FILES FRAUD ACTION AGAINST HEDGE FUND OPERATED BY LAKE DOW CAPITAL; Federal Court Freezes Assets of Hedge Fund and its Operator
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5135-05

## 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 5135-05, "CFTC FILES FRAUD ACTION AGAINST HEDGE FUND OPERATED BY LAKE DOW CAPITAL; Federal Court Freezes Assets of Hedge Fund and its Operator", 2005-10-24. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-06 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5135-05.

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