# CFTC Charges Florida Man And His Firm With Stealing $1.5 Million From Customers

> CFTC release 5157-06 · 2006-02-08 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5157-06
- **Release date:** 2006-02-08
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Florida Man And His Firm With Stealing $1.5 Million From Customers
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5157-06

## 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 5157-06, "CFTC Charges Florida Man And His Firm With Stealing $1.5 Million From Customers", 2006-02-08. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-18 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5157-06.

---

*[CFTC actions dataset](/datasets/cftc-actions) · CC0 1.0*