# Mesa, Arizona Foreign Currency Trader Ronald Stephen Holt Settles Fraud Charges with CFTC for Nearly $32 Million

> CFTC release 5174-06 · 2006-04-11 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5174-06
- **Release date:** 2006-04-11
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** Mesa, Arizona Foreign Currency Trader Ronald Stephen Holt Settles Fraud Charges with CFTC for Nearly $32 Million
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5174-06

## 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 5174-06, "Mesa, Arizona Foreign Currency Trader Ronald Stephen Holt Settles Fraud Charges with CFTC for Nearly $32 Million", 2006-04-11. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5174-06.

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