# Fifteen  Defendants from “Operation Wooden Nickel” Ordered by the Court to Pay Restitution, Return Ill-Gotten Gains, and Pay Fines Totaling over $25 Million

> CFTC release 5265-06 · 2006-12-20 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5265-06
- **Release date:** 2006-12-20
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** Fifteen  Defendants from “Operation Wooden Nickel” Ordered by the Court to Pay Restitution, Return Ill-Gotten Gains, and Pay Fines Totaling over $25 Million
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5265-06

## 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 5265-06, "Fifteen  Defendants from “Operation Wooden Nickel” Ordered by the Court to Pay Restitution, Return Ill-Gotten Gains, and Pay Fines Totaling over $25 Million", 2006-12-20. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5265-06.

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