# Federal Court Orders Alpha Trade Group S.A. and its Employees and Agents to Pay Combined Restitution and Penalties of $5.779 Million for Defrauding Pool Participants

> CFTC release 6620-13 · 2013-06-26 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6620-13
- **Release date:** 2013-06-26
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** Federal Court Orders Alpha Trade Group S.A. and its Employees and Agents to Pay Combined Restitution and Penalties of $5.779 Million for Defrauding Pool Participants
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6620-13

## 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 6620-13, "Federal Court Orders Alpha Trade Group S.A. and its Employees and Agents to Pay Combined Restitution and Penalties of $5.779 Million for Defrauding Pool Participants", 2013-06-26. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6620-13.

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