# Deutsche Bank to Pay $800 Million Penalty to Settle CFTC Charges of Manipulation, Attempted Manipulation, and False Reporting of LIBOR and Euribor

> CFTC release 7159-15 · 2015-04-24 · **Market manipulation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7159-15
- **Release date:** 2015-04-24
- **Type:** Market manipulation
- **Title:** Deutsche Bank to Pay $800 Million Penalty to Settle CFTC Charges of Manipulation, Attempted Manipulation, and False Reporting of LIBOR and Euribor
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7159-15

## 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 7159-15, "Deutsche Bank to Pay $800 Million Penalty to Settle CFTC Charges of Manipulation, Attempted Manipulation, and False Reporting of LIBOR and Euribor", 2015-04-24. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7159-15.

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