# CFTC Charges Accounting Firm Tunney & Associates, P.C. and Its Sole Owner Michael Tunney with Failing to Properly Audit a Registered Futures Commission Merchant

> CFTC release 6571-13 · 2013-04-19 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6571-13
- **Release date:** 2013-04-19
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Accounting Firm Tunney & Associates, P.C. and Its Sole Owner Michael Tunney with Failing to Properly Audit a Registered Futures Commission Merchant
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6571-13

## 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 6571-13, "CFTC Charges Accounting Firm Tunney & Associates, P.C. and Its Sole Owner Michael Tunney with Failing to Properly Audit a Registered Futures Commission Merchant", 2013-04-19. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6571-13.

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