# U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Files and Settles Charges Against Illinois Resident for Indirectly Trading Against His Customer Orders at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange

> CFTC release 5272-07 · 2007-01-09 · **Settlement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5272-07
- **Release date:** 2007-01-09
- **Type:** Settlement
- **Title:** U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Files and Settles Charges Against Illinois Resident for Indirectly Trading Against His Customer Orders at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5272-07

## 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 5272-07, "U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Files and Settles Charges Against Illinois Resident for Indirectly Trading Against His Customer Orders at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange", 2007-01-09. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5272-07.

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