# Federal Court Orders $14 Million in Fines and Disgorgement Stemming from CFTC Charges against Optiver and Others for Manipulation of NYMEX Crude Oil, Heating Oil, and Gasoline Futures Contracts and Making False Statements

> CFTC release 6239-12 · 2012-04-20 · **Market manipulation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6239-12
- **Release date:** 2012-04-20
- **Type:** Market manipulation
- **Title:** Federal Court Orders $14 Million in Fines and Disgorgement Stemming from CFTC Charges against Optiver and Others for Manipulation of NYMEX Crude Oil, Heating Oil, and Gasoline Futures Contracts and Making False Statements
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6239-12

## 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 6239-12, "Federal Court Orders $14 Million in Fines and Disgorgement Stemming from CFTC Charges against Optiver and Others for Manipulation of NYMEX Crude Oil, Heating Oil, and Gasoline Futures Contracts and Making False Statements", 2012-04-20. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-10 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6239-12.

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