# Federal Court Freezes Assets of Minnesota Residents Trevor Cook and Patrick Kiley and their Oxford and Universal Companies, Charged by the CFTC with Defrauding Investors of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Foreign Currency Scheme

> CFTC release 5756-09 · 2009-11-25 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5756-09
- **Release date:** 2009-11-25
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** Federal Court Freezes Assets of Minnesota Residents Trevor Cook and Patrick Kiley and their Oxford and Universal Companies, Charged by the CFTC with Defrauding Investors of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Foreign Currency Scheme
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5756-09

## 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 5756-09, "Federal Court Freezes Assets of Minnesota Residents Trevor Cook and Patrick Kiley and their Oxford and Universal Companies, Charged by the CFTC with Defrauding Investors of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Foreign Currency Scheme", 2009-11-25. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-15 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5756-09.

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