# Federal Court in Illinois Imposes over $3.5 Million in Sanctions against Dimitry Vishnevetsky and his Company, Oxford Capital, for Orchestrating Commodity Fraud Schemes and Misappropriation

> CFTC release 6875-14 · 2014-03-11 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6875-14
- **Release date:** 2014-03-11
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** Federal Court in Illinois Imposes over $3.5 Million in Sanctions against Dimitry Vishnevetsky and his Company, Oxford Capital, for Orchestrating Commodity Fraud Schemes and Misappropriation
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6875-14

## 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 6875-14, "Federal Court in Illinois Imposes over $3.5 Million in Sanctions against Dimitry Vishnevetsky and his Company, Oxford Capital, for Orchestrating Commodity Fraud Schemes and Misappropriation", 2014-03-11. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6875-14.

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