# Illinois Federal District Court Imposes a Permanent Trading Ban and a $100,000 Civil Monetary Penalty against Florida Resident Bernadette Flavell for Violating a CFTC Order

> CFTC release 5329-07 · 2007-05-03 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5329-07
- **Release date:** 2007-05-03
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** Illinois Federal District Court Imposes a Permanent Trading Ban and a $100,000 Civil Monetary Penalty against Florida Resident Bernadette Flavell for Violating a CFTC Order
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5329-07

## 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 5329-07, "Illinois Federal District Court Imposes a Permanent Trading Ban and a $100,000 Civil Monetary Penalty against Florida Resident Bernadette Flavell for Violating a CFTC Order", 2007-05-03. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-04 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5329-07.

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