# CFTC Settles Action against Douglas Elsworth Wilson and Three California Companies for Solicitation Fraud, Misappropriating Customer Funds, and Issuing False Statements in Commodity Futures and Forex Scheme

> CFTC release 6325-12 · 2012-08-14 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6325-12
- **Release date:** 2012-08-14
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Settles Action against Douglas Elsworth Wilson and Three California Companies for Solicitation Fraud, Misappropriating Customer Funds, and Issuing False Statements in Commodity Futures and Forex Scheme
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6325-12

## 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 6325-12, "CFTC Settles Action against Douglas Elsworth Wilson and Three California Companies for Solicitation Fraud, Misappropriating Customer Funds, and Issuing False Statements in Commodity Futures and Forex Scheme", 2012-08-14. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-30 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6325-12.

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