# Federal Court in Florida Orders Over $2.5 Million in Sanctions against Abraham Gutterman and His Companies for Commodity Options Fraud and Misappropriation

> CFTC release 6288-12 · 2012-06-27 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6288-12
- **Release date:** 2012-06-27
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** Federal Court in Florida Orders Over $2.5 Million in Sanctions against Abraham Gutterman and His Companies for Commodity Options Fraud and Misappropriation
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6288-12

## 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 6288-12, "Federal Court in Florida Orders Over $2.5 Million in Sanctions against Abraham Gutterman and His Companies for Commodity Options Fraud and Misappropriation", 2012-06-27. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6288-12.

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