# Federal Court Finds Florida Corporation Wilshire Investment Management Corporation, Inc. and Employees Committed Commodity Option Fraud in Action by the CFTC

> CFTC release 5200-06 · 2006-07-20 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5200-06
- **Release date:** 2006-07-20
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** Federal Court Finds Florida Corporation Wilshire Investment Management Corporation, Inc. and Employees Committed Commodity Option Fraud in Action by the CFTC
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5200-06

## 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 5200-06, "Federal Court Finds Florida Corporation Wilshire Investment Management Corporation, Inc. and Employees Committed Commodity Option Fraud in Action by the CFTC", 2006-07-20. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5200-06.

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