# South Florida Court Orders International Investments Holdings Corporation to Pay Over $12 Million in Restitution and Civil Penalties for Foreign Currency Options Scam

> CFTC release 5225-06 · 2006-09-06 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5225-06
- **Release date:** 2006-09-06
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** South Florida Court Orders International Investments Holdings Corporation to Pay Over $12 Million in Restitution and Civil Penalties for Foreign Currency Options Scam
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5225-06

## 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 5225-06, "South Florida Court Orders International Investments Holdings Corporation to Pay Over $12 Million in Restitution and Civil Penalties for Foreign Currency Options Scam", 2006-09-06. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5225-06.

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