# CFTC and Defendant Paul Greenwood Agree to a Consent Order Finding that Greenwood Operated a Multi-Billion Dollar Investment Scam

> CFTC release 5865-10 · 2010-07-30 · **Consent order** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5865-10
- **Release date:** 2010-07-30
- **Type:** Consent order
- **Title:** CFTC and Defendant Paul Greenwood Agree to a Consent Order Finding that Greenwood Operated a Multi-Billion Dollar Investment Scam
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5865-10

## 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 5865-10, "CFTC and Defendant Paul Greenwood Agree to a Consent Order Finding that Greenwood Operated a Multi-Billion Dollar Investment Scam", 2010-07-30. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5865-10.

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