# Federal Court Orders Matthew Marshall Taylor to Pay $500,000 for Fraud for Fabricating and Concealing Trades from Goldman, Sachs & Co., His Former Employer, and Obstructing Their Discovery

> CFTC release 6677-13 · 2013-08-31 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6677-13
- **Release date:** 2013-08-31
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** Federal Court Orders Matthew Marshall Taylor to Pay $500,000 for Fraud for Fabricating and Concealing Trades from Goldman, Sachs & Co., His Former Employer, and Obstructing Their Discovery
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6677-13

## 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 6677-13, "Federal Court Orders Matthew Marshall Taylor to Pay $500,000 for Fraud for Fabricating and Concealing Trades from Goldman, Sachs & Co., His Former Employer, and Obstructing Their Discovery", 2013-08-31. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-05 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6677-13.

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