# CFTC Charges Calif. Company Arista LLC and Calif. Residents Abdul Sultan Walji and Reniero Francisco with Fraud in Operating $9.5 Million Commodity Pool

> CFTC release 6460-12 · 2012-12-14 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6460-12
- **Release date:** 2012-12-14
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Calif. Company Arista LLC and Calif. Residents Abdul Sultan Walji and Reniero Francisco with Fraud in Operating $9.5 Million Commodity Pool
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6460-12

## 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 6460-12, "CFTC Charges Calif. Company Arista LLC and Calif. Residents Abdul Sultan Walji and Reniero Francisco with Fraud in Operating $9.5 Million Commodity Pool", 2012-12-14. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-30 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6460-12.

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