# Georgia-Based Hedge Fund Lake Dow and its Principal, Ty Edwards, Ordered to Pay More than $4 million in Restitution and Penalties in CFTC Commodity Pool Fraud Action

> CFTC release 5800-10 · 2010-03-26 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5800-10
- **Release date:** 2010-03-26
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** Georgia-Based Hedge Fund Lake Dow and its Principal, Ty Edwards, Ordered to Pay More than $4 million in Restitution and Penalties in CFTC Commodity Pool Fraud Action
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5800-10

## 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 5800-10, "Georgia-Based Hedge Fund Lake Dow and its Principal, Ty Edwards, Ordered to Pay More than $4 million in Restitution and Penalties in CFTC Commodity Pool Fraud Action", 2010-03-26. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5800-10.

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