# Tennessee Federal Court Imposes More than $49.7 Million in Monetary Sanctions on Dennis R. Bolze and His Company, Centurion Asset Management, Inc. for Fraud and Misappropriation in Commodity Pool Ponzi Scheme

> CFTC release 5995-11 · 2011-03-05 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5995-11
- **Release date:** 2011-03-05
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** Tennessee Federal Court Imposes More than $49.7 Million in Monetary Sanctions on Dennis R. Bolze and His Company, Centurion Asset Management, Inc. for Fraud and Misappropriation in Commodity Pool Ponzi Scheme
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5995-11

## 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 5995-11, "Tennessee Federal Court Imposes More than $49.7 Million in Monetary Sanctions on Dennis R. Bolze and His Company, Centurion Asset Management, Inc. for Fraud and Misappropriation in Commodity Pool Ponzi Scheme", 2011-03-05. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5995-11.

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