# Nebraska Federal Court Orders Lawrence J. Volf, Commercial Hedge Services, Inc., Prime Trading Company, Inc., Sherman County Management, Inc., Sherman County Bank, and PT Holdings, Inc. to Pay $325,000 in Restitution to Farmers

> CFTC release 5423-07 · 2007-12-19 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5423-07
- **Release date:** 2007-12-19
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** Nebraska Federal Court Orders Lawrence J. Volf, Commercial Hedge Services, Inc., Prime Trading Company, Inc., Sherman County Management, Inc., Sherman County Bank, and PT Holdings, Inc. to Pay $325,000 in Restitution to Farmers
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5423-07

## 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 5423-07, "Nebraska Federal Court Orders Lawrence J. Volf, Commercial Hedge Services, Inc., Prime Trading Company, Inc., Sherman County Management, Inc., Sherman County Bank, and PT Holdings, Inc. to Pay $325,000 in Restitution to Farmers", 2007-12-19. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5423-07.

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