# CFTC Files Anti-Fraud Action against Jeffrey Shalhoub and Jeff Shalhoub Investments for Operating a Futures Ponzi Scheme

> CFTC release 5826-10 · 2010-05-20 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5826-10
- **Release date:** 2010-05-20
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Files Anti-Fraud Action against Jeffrey Shalhoub and Jeff Shalhoub Investments for Operating a Futures Ponzi Scheme
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5826-10

## 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 5826-10, "CFTC Files Anti-Fraud Action against Jeffrey Shalhoub and Jeff Shalhoub Investments for Operating a Futures Ponzi Scheme", 2010-05-20. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5826-10.

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