# CFTC Settles Natural Gas Attempted Manipulation Lawsuit with Joseph P. Foley, a Former American Electric Power Company, Inc. Trader

> CFTC release 5236-06 · 2006-10-02 · **Market manipulation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5236-06
- **Release date:** 2006-10-02
- **Type:** Market manipulation
- **Title:** CFTC Settles Natural Gas Attempted Manipulation Lawsuit with Joseph P. Foley, a Former American Electric Power Company, Inc. Trader
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5236-06

## 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 5236-06, "CFTC Settles Natural Gas Attempted Manipulation Lawsuit with Joseph P. Foley, a Former American Electric Power Company, Inc. Trader", 2006-10-02. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-30 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5236-06.

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