# U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Hosts International Energy Market Manipulation Conference

> CFTC release 5506-08 · 2008-06-06 · **Market manipulation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5506-08
- **Release date:** 2008-06-06
- **Type:** Market manipulation
- **Title:** U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Hosts International Energy Market Manipulation Conference
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5506-08

## 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 5506-08, "U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Hosts International Energy Market Manipulation Conference", 2008-06-06. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5506-08.

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