# Federal Court in North Carolina Orders Mitchell Brian Huffman to Pay $2.1 Million Penalty for Defrauding Customers of More than $3.2 Million in Commodity Pool Scheme

> CFTC release 6891-14 · 2014-03-25 · **Commodity pool fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 6891-14
- **Release date:** 2014-03-25
- **Type:** Commodity pool fraud
- **Title:** Federal Court in North Carolina Orders Mitchell Brian Huffman to Pay $2.1 Million Penalty for Defrauding Customers of More than $3.2 Million in Commodity Pool Scheme
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6891-14

## 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 6891-14, "Federal Court in North Carolina Orders Mitchell Brian Huffman to Pay $2.1 Million Penalty for Defrauding Customers of More than $3.2 Million in Commodity Pool Scheme", 2014-03-25. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/6891-14.

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