# CFTC Charges Austin, Texas Resident Steven Leigh Shakespeare and His Company, Guardian Futures, Inc., With Fraud and Unauthorized Trading

> CFTC release 5645-09 · 2009-04-10 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5645-09
- **Release date:** 2009-04-10
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Austin, Texas Resident Steven Leigh Shakespeare and His Company, Guardian Futures, Inc., With Fraud and Unauthorized Trading
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5645-09

## 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 5645-09, "CFTC Charges Austin, Texas Resident Steven Leigh Shakespeare and His Company, Guardian Futures, Inc., With Fraud and Unauthorized Trading", 2009-04-10. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-10 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5645-09.

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