# Federal Appeals Court Affirms CFTC’s Finding of Manipulation by Anthony J. DiPlacido and Modifies Civil Monetary Penalty

> CFTC release 5740-09 · 2009-10-22 · **Market manipulation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5740-09
- **Release date:** 2009-10-22
- **Type:** Market manipulation
- **Title:** Federal Appeals Court Affirms CFTC’s Finding of Manipulation by Anthony J. DiPlacido and Modifies Civil Monetary Penalty
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5740-09

## 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 5740-09, "Federal Appeals Court Affirms CFTC’s Finding of Manipulation by Anthony J. DiPlacido and Modifies Civil Monetary Penalty", 2009-10-22. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5740-09.

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