# California Federal Court Enters Order Granting Judgment against White Pine Trust Corporation and California Resident Stephan Baere in Foreign Currency Fraud Action

> CFTC release 5330-07 · 2007-05-04 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5330-07
- **Release date:** 2007-05-04
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** California Federal Court Enters Order Granting Judgment against White Pine Trust Corporation and California Resident Stephan Baere in Foreign Currency Fraud Action
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5330-07

## 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 5330-07, "California Federal Court Enters Order Granting Judgment against White Pine Trust Corporation and California Resident Stephan Baere in Foreign Currency Fraud Action", 2007-05-04. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-07 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5330-07.

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