# CFTC Orders The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and RBS Securities Japan Limited to Pay $325 Million Penalty to Settle Charges of Manipulation, Attempted Manipulation, and False Reporting of Yen and Swiss Franc LIBOR

> CFTC release 6510-13 · 2013-02-07 · **Market manipulation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6510-13
- **Release date:** 2013-02-07
- **Type:** Market manipulation
- **Title:** CFTC Orders The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and RBS Securities Japan Limited to Pay $325 Million Penalty to Settle Charges of Manipulation, Attempted Manipulation, and False Reporting of Yen and Swiss Franc LIBOR
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6510-13

## 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 6510-13, "CFTC Orders The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and RBS Securities Japan Limited to Pay $325 Million Penalty to Settle Charges of Manipulation, Attempted Manipulation, and False Reporting of Yen and Swiss Franc LIBOR", 2013-02-07. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6510-13.

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