# CFTC Orders Futures Broker Employee Susan Butterfield to Pay $50,000 Penalty in Settlement of Charges of Making False Statements to the CFTC During Her Investigative Testimony

> CFTC release 6693-13 · 2013-09-17 · **Settlement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6693-13
- **Release date:** 2013-09-17
- **Type:** Settlement
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Futures Broker Employee Susan Butterfield to Pay $50,000 Penalty in Settlement of Charges of Making False Statements to the CFTC During Her Investigative Testimony
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6693-13

## 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 6693-13, "CFTC Orders Futures Broker Employee Susan Butterfield to Pay $50,000 Penalty in Settlement of Charges of Making False Statements to the CFTC During Her Investigative Testimony", 2013-09-17. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-15 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6693-13.

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