CFTC Charges Brad Lee Demuzio of Idaho and his Company, Demuzio Capital Management, with Operating a Fraudulent $1.8 Million Commodity Pool and Forex Ponzi Scheme Fraud
Key facts
- Release number
- 6229-12
- Release date
- 2012-04-13
- Type
- Fraud
- Primary source
- https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6229-12
About CFTC enforcement
The CFTC charges market participants under the Commodity Exchange Act for spoofing, manipulation, fraud, wash trades, registration violations, and commodity-pool-operator misconduct. Most actions settle with restitution + civil money penalty + a bar/suspension. Crypto-asset cases have been a major share since 2019.