# CFTC Orders Fine and Revokes Registration of Former COMEX Floor Broker Dominick Anthony Cognata Based on His Failure to Produce Required Records and His Pattern of Conduct Demonstrating an Inability to Comply with the Commodity Laws

> CFTC release 7070-14 · 2014-11-27 · **Registration / supervisory violation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7070-14
- **Release date:** 2014-11-27
- **Type:** Registration / supervisory violation
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Fine and Revokes Registration of Former COMEX Floor Broker Dominick Anthony Cognata Based on His Failure to Produce Required Records and His Pattern of Conduct Demonstrating an Inability to Comply with the Commodity Laws
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7070-14

## 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 7070-14, "CFTC Orders Fine and Revokes Registration of Former COMEX Floor Broker Dominick Anthony Cognata Based on His Failure to Produce Required Records and His Pattern of Conduct Demonstrating an Inability to Comply with the Commodity Laws", 2014-11-27. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-05 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7070-14.

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