# Davisco Foods International, Inc. Ordered to Pay $150,000 Penalty for Acting as a Futures Commission Merchant without Registering with the CFTC

> CFTC release 7539-17 · 2017-03-28 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7539-17
- **Release date:** 2017-03-28
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** Davisco Foods International, Inc. Ordered to Pay $150,000 Penalty for Acting as a Futures Commission Merchant without Registering with the CFTC
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7539-17

## 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 7539-17, "Davisco Foods International, Inc. Ordered to Pay $150,000 Penalty for Acting as a Futures Commission Merchant without Registering with the CFTC", 2017-03-28. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7539-17.

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