# Illinois Federal Court Enters Preliminary Injunction Against Brookshire Raw Materials Management, LLC, a Barrington, Illinois-Based Commodity Pool Operator, and its Canadian Principals

> CFTC release 5649-09 · 2009-04-22 · **Commodity pool fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5649-09
- **Release date:** 2009-04-22
- **Type:** Commodity pool fraud
- **Title:** Illinois Federal Court Enters Preliminary Injunction Against Brookshire Raw Materials Management, LLC, a Barrington, Illinois-Based Commodity Pool Operator, and its Canadian Principals
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5649-09

## 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 5649-09, "Illinois Federal Court Enters Preliminary Injunction Against Brookshire Raw Materials Management, LLC, a Barrington, Illinois-Based Commodity Pool Operator, and its Canadian Principals", 2009-04-22. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-11 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5649-09.

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