# CFTC Charges Elizabeth Baldwin, Of Newport, Rhode Island, With Fraudulently Soliciting & Obtaining More Than $500,000 To Trade Commodity Futures

> CFTC release 5414-07 · 2007-11-16 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5414-07
- **Release date:** 2007-11-16
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Elizabeth Baldwin, Of Newport, Rhode Island, With Fraudulently Soliciting & Obtaining More Than $500,000 To Trade Commodity Futures
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5414-07

## 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 5414-07, "CFTC Charges Elizabeth Baldwin, Of Newport, Rhode Island, With Fraudulently Soliciting & Obtaining More Than $500,000 To Trade Commodity Futures", 2007-11-16. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5414-07.

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