# New York Federal Court Enters Orders Granting Judgments in Four Cases against Nine Entities for International Commodity Futures and Options Scam; Defendants Ordered to Pay More than $15.5 Million in Restitution and Civil Penalties

> CFTC release 5372-07 · 2007-08-10 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5372-07
- **Release date:** 2007-08-10
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** New York Federal Court Enters Orders Granting Judgments in Four Cases against Nine Entities for International Commodity Futures and Options Scam; Defendants Ordered to Pay More than $15.5 Million in Restitution and Civil Penalties
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5372-07

## 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 5372-07, "New York Federal Court Enters Orders Granting Judgments in Four Cases against Nine Entities for International Commodity Futures and Options Scam; Defendants Ordered to Pay More than $15.5 Million in Restitution and Civil Penalties", 2007-08-10. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-07 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5372-07.

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