# CFTC Wins Commodity Fraud Trial

> CFTC release 5980-11 · 2011-02-05 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5980-11
- **Release date:** 2011-02-05
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Wins Commodity Fraud Trial
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5980-11

## 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 5980-11, "CFTC Wins Commodity Fraud Trial", 2011-02-05. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5980-11.

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