# CFTC Orders Florida Resident Alan M. Kneller and His Company American Portfolio Asset Management, Inc. to Pay Restitution and a Civil Monetary Penalty Totaling More than $578,000 in Precious Metals Enforcement Action

> CFTC release 7252-15 · 2015-09-30 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7252-15
- **Release date:** 2015-09-30
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Florida Resident Alan M. Kneller and His Company American Portfolio Asset Management, Inc. to Pay Restitution and a Civil Monetary Penalty Totaling More than $578,000 in Precious Metals Enforcement Action
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7252-15

## 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 7252-15, "CFTC Orders Florida Resident Alan M. Kneller and His Company American Portfolio Asset Management, Inc. to Pay Restitution and a Civil Monetary Penalty Totaling More than $578,000 in Precious Metals Enforcement Action", 2015-09-30. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7252-15.

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