# CFTC Charges California Residents Christopher Valois and Cynthia Wong and Their Companies with Fraud and Registration Violations

> CFTC release 7114-15 · 2015-02-04 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7114-15
- **Release date:** 2015-02-04
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Charges California Residents Christopher Valois and Cynthia Wong and Their Companies with Fraud and Registration Violations
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7114-15

## 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 7114-15, "CFTC Charges California Residents Christopher Valois and Cynthia Wong and Their Companies with Fraud and Registration Violations", 2015-02-04. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7114-15.

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