# CFTC Obtains Court Order against Arizona Resident Thomas L. Hampton for Issuing False Account Statements and Operating as an Unregistered Commodity Pool Operator

> CFTC release 6846-14 · 2014-02-01 · **Commodity pool fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6846-14
- **Release date:** 2014-02-01
- **Type:** Commodity pool fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Obtains Court Order against Arizona Resident Thomas L. Hampton for Issuing False Account Statements and Operating as an Unregistered Commodity Pool Operator
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6846-14

## 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 6846-14, "CFTC Obtains Court Order against Arizona Resident Thomas L. Hampton for Issuing False Account Statements and Operating as an Unregistered Commodity Pool Operator", 2014-02-01. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6846-14.

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