# CFTC Charges Brant L. Rushton and Melissa C. Rushston and their Company, Summit Trading & Capital LLC, with Misappropriation and Issuing False Statements in Fraudulent Commodity Scheme

> CFTC release 6150-11 · 2011-12-02 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6150-11
- **Release date:** 2011-12-02
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Brant L. Rushton and Melissa C. Rushston and their Company, Summit Trading & Capital LLC, with Misappropriation and Issuing False Statements in Fraudulent Commodity Scheme
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6150-11

## 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 6150-11, "CFTC Charges Brant L. Rushton and Melissa C. Rushston and their Company, Summit Trading & Capital LLC, with Misappropriation and Issuing False Statements in Fraudulent Commodity Scheme", 2011-12-02. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-07 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6150-11.

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