# CFTC Orders Atlanta Resident Arthur Toole III and His Companies to Pay Restitution and Penalties Totaling More than $493,000 for Commodity Pool Fraud

> CFTC release 7591-17 · 2017-07-21 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7591-17
- **Release date:** 2017-07-21
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Atlanta Resident Arthur Toole III and His Companies to Pay Restitution and Penalties Totaling More than $493,000 for Commodity Pool Fraud
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7591-17

## 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 7591-17, "CFTC Orders Atlanta Resident Arthur Toole III and His Companies to Pay Restitution and Penalties Totaling More than $493,000 for Commodity Pool Fraud", 2017-07-21. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7591-17.

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