# Federal Court in Florida Orders Restitution, a Civil Monetary Penalty, and Permanent Trading Bans against Sentry Asset Group, LLC dba Sentry Asset Management, LLC, and John Pakel for Engaging in Illegal, Off-Exchange Precious Metals Transactions

> CFTC release 7281-15 · 2015-11-19 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7281-15
- **Release date:** 2015-11-19
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** Federal Court in Florida Orders Restitution, a Civil Monetary Penalty, and Permanent Trading Bans against Sentry Asset Group, LLC dba Sentry Asset Management, LLC, and John Pakel for Engaging in Illegal, Off-Exchange Precious Metals Transactions
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7281-15

## 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 7281-15, "Federal Court in Florida Orders Restitution, a Civil Monetary Penalty, and Permanent Trading Bans against Sentry Asset Group, LLC dba Sentry Asset Management, LLC, and John Pakel for Engaging in Illegal, Off-Exchange Precious Metals Transactions", 2015-11-19. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7281-15.

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