# CFTC Charges Connecticut Resident Feisal Sharif with Operating a $5.4 Million Commodity Pool Ponzi Scheme and Misappropriating at least $900,000 of Pool Participants’ Funds

> CFTC release 6424-12 · 2012-11-28 · **Ponzi scheme** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6424-12
- **Release date:** 2012-11-28
- **Type:** Ponzi scheme
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Connecticut Resident Feisal Sharif with Operating a $5.4 Million Commodity Pool Ponzi Scheme and Misappropriating at least $900,000 of Pool Participants’ Funds
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6424-12

## 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 6424-12, "CFTC Charges Connecticut Resident Feisal Sharif with Operating a $5.4 Million Commodity Pool Ponzi Scheme and Misappropriating at least $900,000 of Pool Participants’ Funds", 2012-11-28. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-30 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6424-12.

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