# Federal Court Orders Colorado Defendants Flint-McClung Capital LLC and Shawon McClung to Pay over $6 Million in CFTC Action Charging Them with Running Forex Ponzi Scheme

> CFTC release 6236-12 · 2012-04-19 · **Ponzi scheme** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6236-12
- **Release date:** 2012-04-19
- **Type:** Ponzi scheme
- **Title:** Federal Court Orders Colorado Defendants Flint-McClung Capital LLC and Shawon McClung to Pay over $6 Million in CFTC Action Charging Them with Running Forex Ponzi Scheme
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6236-12

## 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 6236-12, "Federal Court Orders Colorado Defendants Flint-McClung Capital LLC and Shawon McClung to Pay over $6 Million in CFTC Action Charging Them with Running Forex Ponzi Scheme", 2012-04-19. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6236-12.

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