# CFTC Sues Sentinel Management Group, Inc. and Two of Its Executive Officers for Fraud, Segregation, and False Reporting Violations Involving $562 Million in Customer Funds

> CFTC release 5494-08 · 2008-05-02 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5494-08
- **Release date:** 2008-05-02
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Sues Sentinel Management Group, Inc. and Two of Its Executive Officers for Fraud, Segregation, and False Reporting Violations Involving $562 Million in Customer Funds
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5494-08

## 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 5494-08, "CFTC Sues Sentinel Management Group, Inc. and Two of Its Executive Officers for Fraud, Segregation, and False Reporting Violations Involving $562 Million in Customer Funds", 2008-05-02. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5494-08.

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