# CFTC Charges Brett G. Hartshorn of Sarasota, Florida with Soliciting at Least $906,000 in an Off-Exchange Foreign Currency Fraud Scheme

> CFTC release 7506-16 · 2016-12-29 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7506-16
- **Release date:** 2016-12-29
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Brett G. Hartshorn of Sarasota, Florida with Soliciting at Least $906,000 in an Off-Exchange Foreign Currency Fraud Scheme
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7506-16

## 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 7506-16, "CFTC Charges Brett G. Hartshorn of Sarasota, Florida with Soliciting at Least $906,000 in an Off-Exchange Foreign Currency Fraud Scheme", 2016-12-29. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7506-16.

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