# Federal Court Orders More than $16.2 Million in Customer Restitution and Monetary Penalties against Texas Defendants Scott P. Kear, Sr., Jeffery L. Lyon and their Firms in CFTC Anti-Fraud Action

> CFTC release 5927-10 · 2010-10-28 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5927-10
- **Release date:** 2010-10-28
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** Federal Court Orders More than $16.2 Million in Customer Restitution and Monetary Penalties against Texas Defendants Scott P. Kear, Sr., Jeffery L. Lyon and their Firms in CFTC Anti-Fraud Action
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5927-10

## 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 5927-10, "Federal Court Orders More than $16.2 Million in Customer Restitution and Monetary Penalties against Texas Defendants Scott P. Kear, Sr., Jeffery L. Lyon and their Firms in CFTC Anti-Fraud Action", 2010-10-28. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5927-10.

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