# Federal Court in Florida Orders Restitution, a Civil Monetary Penalty, and Permanent Injunction against Robert Tripode for Engaging in Fraud in Connection with Forex

> CFTC release 7319-16 · 2016-02-05 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7319-16
- **Release date:** 2016-02-05
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** Federal Court in Florida Orders Restitution, a Civil Monetary Penalty, and Permanent Injunction against Robert Tripode for Engaging in Fraud in Connection with Forex
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7319-16

## 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 7319-16, "Federal Court in Florida Orders Restitution, a Civil Monetary Penalty, and Permanent Injunction against Robert Tripode for Engaging in Fraud in Connection with Forex", 2016-02-05. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-13 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7319-16.

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