# Federal Court Orders California Resident David Bryant to Pay More than $6 Million in Restitution and Penalties for Fraud and Misappropriation

> CFTC release 7373-16 · 2016-05-26 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7373-16
- **Release date:** 2016-05-26
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** Federal Court Orders California Resident David Bryant to Pay More than $6 Million in Restitution and Penalties for Fraud and Misappropriation
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7373-16

## 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 7373-16, "Federal Court Orders California Resident David Bryant to Pay More than $6 Million in Restitution and Penalties for Fraud and Misappropriation", 2016-05-26. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7373-16.

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