# CFTC Revokes Registrations of Abdul Sultan Walji and His Company, Arista LLC, Based on Court’s Permanent Injunction Order Prohibiting Them from Committing Further Fraud and on Walji’s Conviction for Criminal Commodities Fraud

> CFTC release 7039-14 · 2014-10-18 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7039-14
- **Release date:** 2014-10-18
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Revokes Registrations of Abdul Sultan Walji and His Company, Arista LLC, Based on Court’s Permanent Injunction Order Prohibiting Them from Committing Further Fraud and on Walji’s Conviction for Criminal Commodities Fraud
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7039-14

## 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 7039-14, "CFTC Revokes Registrations of Abdul Sultan Walji and His Company, Arista LLC, Based on Court’s Permanent Injunction Order Prohibiting Them from Committing Further Fraud and on Walji’s Conviction for Criminal Commodities Fraud", 2014-10-18. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-07 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7039-14.

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