# California Court Orders Gilbert Philip Castillo, Jr. and Castle Enterprise Corporation to Pay More than $800,000 in Disgorgement and $480,000 in Civil Penalties for Fraud by an Unregistered Commodity Trading Advisor

> CFTC release 5291-07 · 2007-02-14 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5291-07
- **Release date:** 2007-02-14
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** California Court Orders Gilbert Philip Castillo, Jr. and Castle Enterprise Corporation to Pay More than $800,000 in Disgorgement and $480,000 in Civil Penalties for Fraud by an Unregistered Commodity Trading Advisor
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5291-07

## 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 5291-07, "California Court Orders Gilbert Philip Castillo, Jr. and Castle Enterprise Corporation to Pay More than $800,000 in Disgorgement and $480,000 in Civil Penalties for Fraud by an Unregistered Commodity Trading Advisor", 2007-02-14. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5291-07.

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