# CFTC Charges Florida Firm, American Precious Metals, LLC, and Principals, Sammy J. Goldman and Harry Robert Tanner, Jr., with Fraud

> CFTC release 6040-11 · 2011-05-18 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6040-11
- **Release date:** 2011-05-18
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Florida Firm, American Precious Metals, LLC, and Principals, Sammy J. Goldman and Harry Robert Tanner, Jr., with Fraud
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6040-11

## 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 6040-11, "CFTC Charges Florida Firm, American Precious Metals, LLC, and Principals, Sammy J. Goldman and Harry Robert Tanner, Jr., with Fraud", 2011-05-18. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6040-11.

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