# Minnesota Federal Court Orders the Release of Frozen Assets for the Payment of Restitution to Defrauded Customers in Action Brought by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

> CFTC release 5384-07 · 2007-09-19 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5384-07
- **Release date:** 2007-09-19
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** Minnesota Federal Court Orders the Release of Frozen Assets for the Payment of Restitution to Defrauded Customers in Action Brought by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5384-07

## 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 5384-07, "Minnesota Federal Court Orders the Release of Frozen Assets for the Payment of Restitution to Defrauded Customers in Action Brought by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission", 2007-09-19. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5384-07.

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