CFTC Settles Natural Gas False Reporting and Attempted Manipulation Lawsuit with Former CMS Field Services Natural Gas Trader Jeffrey Bradley and Supply Director Robert Martin Market manipulation
Key facts
- Release number
- 5346-07
- Release date
- 2007-06-27
- Type
- Market manipulation
- Primary source
- https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5346-07
About CFTC enforcement
The CFTC charges market participants under the Commodity Exchange Act for spoofing, manipulation, fraud, wash trades, registration violations, and commodity-pool-operator misconduct. Most actions settle with restitution + civil money penalty + a bar/suspension. Crypto-asset cases have been a major share since 2019.