# Marathon Petroleum Company LLC Agrees to Pay $1,000,000 Civil Penalty to Settle U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Charges of Attempted Manipulation in Crude Oil Markets

> CFTC release 5366-07 · 2007-08-02 · **Market manipulation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5366-07
- **Release date:** 2007-08-02
- **Type:** Market manipulation
- **Title:** Marathon Petroleum Company LLC Agrees to Pay $1,000,000 Civil Penalty to Settle U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Charges of Attempted Manipulation in Crude Oil Markets
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5366-07

## 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 5366-07, "Marathon Petroleum Company LLC Agrees to Pay $1,000,000 Civil Penalty to Settle U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Charges of Attempted Manipulation in Crude Oil Markets", 2007-08-02. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5366-07.

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