# California Federal Court Imposes More than $46.9 Million in Monetary Sanctions on Robert D. Bame and his Firm, Forward Investment Group, LLC, for Commodity Pool Fraud

> CFTC release 5994-11 · 2011-03-04 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5994-11
- **Release date:** 2011-03-04
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** California Federal Court Imposes More than $46.9 Million in Monetary Sanctions on Robert D. Bame and his Firm, Forward Investment Group, LLC, for Commodity Pool Fraud
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5994-11

## 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 5994-11, "California Federal Court Imposes More than $46.9 Million in Monetary Sanctions on Robert D. Bame and his Firm, Forward Investment Group, LLC, for Commodity Pool Fraud", 2011-03-04. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5994-11.

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