# CFTC Orders California Resident Irina Feldman and her Companies Cindium Inc. and Einstein Exchange Group Inc. to Pay More than $600,000 for Solicitation Fraud and Misappropriation in Commodity Pool Scheme

> CFTC release 7432-16 · 2016-08-23 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7432-16
- **Release date:** 2016-08-23
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Orders California Resident Irina Feldman and her Companies Cindium Inc. and Einstein Exchange Group Inc. to Pay More than $600,000 for Solicitation Fraud and Misappropriation in Commodity Pool Scheme
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7432-16

## 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 7432-16, "CFTC Orders California Resident Irina Feldman and her Companies Cindium Inc. and Einstein Exchange Group Inc. to Pay More than $600,000 for Solicitation Fraud and Misappropriation in Commodity Pool Scheme", 2016-08-23. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7432-16.

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