# CFTC Charges Pennsylvania Resident William H. Powderly IV with Fraudulently Soliciting Commodity Futures Customers and Distributing False Account Statements

> CFTC release 7553-17 · 2017-05-03 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7553-17
- **Release date:** 2017-05-03
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Pennsylvania Resident William H. Powderly IV with Fraudulently Soliciting Commodity Futures Customers and Distributing False Account Statements
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7553-17

## 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 7553-17, "CFTC Charges Pennsylvania Resident William H. Powderly IV with Fraudulently Soliciting Commodity Futures Customers and Distributing False Account Statements", 2017-05-03. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7553-17.

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