# Futures Commission Merchant Nations Investments, LLC and Members of Two South Florida Families Ordered to Pay $5.4 Million to Settle Undercapitalization and False Statement Charges Brought by the CFTC

> CFTC release 5538-08 · 2008-09-03 · **Settlement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5538-08
- **Release date:** 2008-09-03
- **Type:** Settlement
- **Title:** Futures Commission Merchant Nations Investments, LLC and Members of Two South Florida Families Ordered to Pay $5.4 Million to Settle Undercapitalization and False Statement Charges Brought by the CFTC
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5538-08

## 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 5538-08, "Futures Commission Merchant Nations Investments, LLC and Members of Two South Florida Families Ordered to Pay $5.4 Million to Settle Undercapitalization and False Statement Charges Brought by the CFTC", 2008-09-03. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5538-08.

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