# Virginia Man & His California Corporation Ordered to Pay Nearly $12 Million in Penalties for Fraudulent Commodity Trading System Sold to More than 15,000 Customers

> CFTC release 5305-07 · 2007-03-22 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5305-07
- **Release date:** 2007-03-22
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** Virginia Man & His California Corporation Ordered to Pay Nearly $12 Million in Penalties for Fraudulent Commodity Trading System Sold to More than 15,000 Customers
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5305-07

## 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 5305-07, "Virginia Man & His California Corporation Ordered to Pay Nearly $12 Million in Penalties for Fraudulent Commodity Trading System Sold to More than 15,000 Customers", 2007-03-22. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5305-07.

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