# CFTC Settles Action against Friedberg Mercantile Group, Inc., a Registered Futures Commission Merchant, for Secured Amount Deficiency, Commingling of Customer Funds and Failure to Timely Report Secured Amount Deficiency

> CFTC release 7032-14 · 2014-10-09 · **Settlement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7032-14
- **Release date:** 2014-10-09
- **Type:** Settlement
- **Title:** CFTC Settles Action against Friedberg Mercantile Group, Inc., a Registered Futures Commission Merchant, for Secured Amount Deficiency, Commingling of Customer Funds and Failure to Timely Report Secured Amount Deficiency
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7032-14

## 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 7032-14, "CFTC Settles Action against Friedberg Mercantile Group, Inc., a Registered Futures Commission Merchant, for Secured Amount Deficiency, Commingling of Customer Funds and Failure to Timely Report Secured Amount Deficiency", 2014-10-09. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7032-14.

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