# Federal Court in Texas Orders $1.5 Million in Sanctions against Defendant Mark E. Rice for Fraudulent Forex Scheme

> CFTC release 6828-14 · 2014-01-16 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6828-14
- **Release date:** 2014-01-16
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** Federal Court in Texas Orders $1.5 Million in Sanctions against Defendant Mark E. Rice for Fraudulent Forex Scheme
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6828-14

## 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 6828-14, "Federal Court in Texas Orders $1.5 Million in Sanctions against Defendant Mark E. Rice for Fraudulent Forex Scheme", 2014-01-16. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-15 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6828-14.

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