# Charlottesville, Virginia-based Defendants Ordered to Pay More than $4.6 Million in Disgorgement and Civil Penalties to Settle 2009 CFTC Anti-Fraud Action

> CFTC release 5802-10 · 2010-03-30 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5802-10
- **Release date:** 2010-03-30
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** Charlottesville, Virginia-based Defendants Ordered to Pay More than $4.6 Million in Disgorgement and Civil Penalties to Settle 2009 CFTC Anti-Fraud Action
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5802-10

## 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 5802-10, "Charlottesville, Virginia-based Defendants Ordered to Pay More than $4.6 Million in Disgorgement and Civil Penalties to Settle 2009 CFTC Anti-Fraud Action", 2010-03-30. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5802-10.

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