# CFTC Orders Angus Partners LLC D/B/A Angus Energy to Pay a $250,000 Civil Penalty for Acting as an Unregistered Commodity Trading Advisor and for Disclosure Violations

> CFTC release 7462-16 · 2016-09-30 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7462-16
- **Release date:** 2016-09-30
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Angus Partners LLC D/B/A Angus Energy to Pay a $250,000 Civil Penalty for Acting as an Unregistered Commodity Trading Advisor and for Disclosure Violations
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7462-16

## 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 7462-16, "CFTC Orders Angus Partners LLC D/B/A Angus Energy to Pay a $250,000 Civil Penalty for Acting as an Unregistered Commodity Trading Advisor and for Disclosure Violations", 2016-09-30. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7462-16.

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