# CFTC Charges Georgia Resident Hendrik A. Van Beuningen and His Company, DeBrink Trading Fund I, LLC, with Fraud, Misappropriation, and Registration Violations in Connection with Their Commodity Pool

> CFTC release 7350-16 · 2016-04-01 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7350-16
- **Release date:** 2016-04-01
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Georgia Resident Hendrik A. Van Beuningen and His Company, DeBrink Trading Fund I, LLC, with Fraud, Misappropriation, and Registration Violations in Connection with Their Commodity Pool
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7350-16

## 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 7350-16, "CFTC Charges Georgia Resident Hendrik A. Van Beuningen and His Company, DeBrink Trading Fund I, LLC, with Fraud, Misappropriation, and Registration Violations in Connection with Their Commodity Pool", 2016-04-01. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-13 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7350-16.

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