# Federal Court Freezes Assets of Moroccan Resident Richmond Hamilton, Jr., and the Chicago Commodity Pool He Manages in a $1 Million Pool Anti-Fraud Case Brought by the CFTC

> CFTC release 5744-09 · 2009-10-31 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5744-09
- **Release date:** 2009-10-31
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** Federal Court Freezes Assets of Moroccan Resident Richmond Hamilton, Jr., and the Chicago Commodity Pool He Manages in a $1 Million Pool Anti-Fraud Case Brought by the CFTC
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5744-09

## 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 5744-09, "Federal Court Freezes Assets of Moroccan Resident Richmond Hamilton, Jr., and the Chicago Commodity Pool He Manages in a $1 Million Pool Anti-Fraud Case Brought by the CFTC", 2009-10-31. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5744-09.

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