# CFTC Orders Citigroup Global Markets Inc. to Pay $25 Million for Spoofing in U.S. Treasury Futures Markets and for Related Supervision Failures

> CFTC release 7516-17 · 2017-01-19 · **Spoofing** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7516-17
- **Release date:** 2017-01-19
- **Type:** Spoofing
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Citigroup Global Markets Inc. to Pay $25 Million for Spoofing in U.S. Treasury Futures Markets and for Related Supervision Failures
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7516-17

## 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 7516-17, "CFTC Orders Citigroup Global Markets Inc. to Pay $25 Million for Spoofing in U.S. Treasury Futures Markets and for Related Supervision Failures", 2017-01-19. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-11 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7516-17.

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