# San Diego Gas & Electric Company Agrees to Pay a Civil Penalty to Settle CFTC Charge that it Engaged in Wash Sales in the Natural Gas Futures Markets

> CFTC release 5812-10 · 2010-04-23 · **Settlement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5812-10
- **Release date:** 2010-04-23
- **Type:** Settlement
- **Title:** San Diego Gas & Electric Company Agrees to Pay a Civil Penalty to Settle CFTC Charge that it Engaged in Wash Sales in the Natural Gas Futures Markets
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5812-10

## 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 5812-10, "San Diego Gas & Electric Company Agrees to Pay a Civil Penalty to Settle CFTC Charge that it Engaged in Wash Sales in the Natural Gas Futures Markets", 2010-04-23. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5812-10.

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