# U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Alleges that Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. and Three of Its Subsidiaries Used the IntercontinentalExchange in Attempted Manipulation of Natural Gas Market

> CFTC release 5360-07 · 2007-07-27 · **Market manipulation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5360-07
- **Release date:** 2007-07-27
- **Type:** Market manipulation
- **Title:** U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Alleges that Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. and Three of Its Subsidiaries Used the IntercontinentalExchange in Attempted Manipulation of Natural Gas Market
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5360-07

## 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 5360-07, "U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Alleges that Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. and Three of Its Subsidiaries Used the IntercontinentalExchange in Attempted Manipulation of Natural Gas Market", 2007-07-27. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5360-07.

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