# Federal Court Orders Missouri Resident Daniel K. Steele and His Missouri Company, Champion Management International, LLC, to Pay over $2.5 Million in Monetary Sanction

> CFTC release 7080-14 · 2014-12-17 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7080-14
- **Release date:** 2014-12-17
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** Federal Court Orders Missouri Resident Daniel K. Steele and His Missouri Company, Champion Management International, LLC, to Pay over $2.5 Million in Monetary Sanction
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7080-14

## 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 7080-14, "Federal Court Orders Missouri Resident Daniel K. Steele and His Missouri Company, Champion Management International, LLC, to Pay over $2.5 Million in Monetary Sanction", 2014-12-17. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7080-14.

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