# CFTC Charges Tennessee and Kentucky Residents Rodney Scott Phelps and Jason T. Castenir and Their Company, Maverick Asset Management, LLC, with Commodity Pool Fraud and Other Violations

> CFTC release 7221-15 · 2015-09-09 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7221-15
- **Release date:** 2015-09-09
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Tennessee and Kentucky Residents Rodney Scott Phelps and Jason T. Castenir and Their Company, Maverick Asset Management, LLC, with Commodity Pool Fraud and Other Violations
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7221-15

## 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 7221-15, "CFTC Charges Tennessee and Kentucky Residents Rodney Scott Phelps and Jason T. Castenir and Their Company, Maverick Asset Management, LLC, with Commodity Pool Fraud and Other Violations", 2015-09-09. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7221-15.

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