# Florida Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunctions in CFTC Anti-Fraud Action against Florida Commodity Pool Operator Phoenix Diversified Investment Corporation, Inc., and its Principal Michael A. Meisner

> CFTC release 5576-08 · 2008-12-04 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5576-08
- **Release date:** 2008-12-04
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** Florida Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunctions in CFTC Anti-Fraud Action against Florida Commodity Pool Operator Phoenix Diversified Investment Corporation, Inc., and its Principal Michael A. Meisner
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5576-08

## 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 5576-08, "Florida Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunctions in CFTC Anti-Fraud Action against Florida Commodity Pool Operator Phoenix Diversified Investment Corporation, Inc., and its Principal Michael A. Meisner", 2008-12-04. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5576-08.

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