# CFTC Charges TOTE Fund LLC, MJS Capital Management LLC and their Principal, Michael J. Siegel with Commodity Pool Fraud

> CFTC release 6723-13 · 2013-10-01 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6723-13
- **Release date:** 2013-10-01
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Charges TOTE Fund LLC, MJS Capital Management LLC and their Principal, Michael J. Siegel with Commodity Pool Fraud
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6723-13

## 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 6723-13, "CFTC Charges TOTE Fund LLC, MJS Capital Management LLC and their Principal, Michael J. Siegel with Commodity Pool Fraud", 2013-10-01. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6723-13.

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