# Federal Court Orders Brian Hunter of Calgary, Alberta to Pay a $750,000 Civil Fine in CFTC Action Alleging Attempted Manipulation of Natural Gas Futures Prices during the Expiry on Two Trading Days

> CFTC release 7000-14 · 2014-09-16 · **Market manipulation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7000-14
- **Release date:** 2014-09-16
- **Type:** Market manipulation
- **Title:** Federal Court Orders Brian Hunter of Calgary, Alberta to Pay a $750,000 Civil Fine in CFTC Action Alleging Attempted Manipulation of Natural Gas Futures Prices during the Expiry on Two Trading Days
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7000-14

## 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 7000-14, "Federal Court Orders Brian Hunter of Calgary, Alberta to Pay a $750,000 Civil Fine in CFTC Action Alleging Attempted Manipulation of Natural Gas Futures Prices during the Expiry on Two Trading Days", 2014-09-16. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-10 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7000-14.

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