# CFTC Orders Cargill, Inc. to Pay  a $10 Mln Penalty for Providing Inaccurate Mid-Market Marks on Swaps, Which Concealed Cargill’s Full Mark-up, in Violation of Swap Dealer Business Conduct & Reporting Requirements, & for Supervision Failures

> CFTC release 7640-17 · 2017-11-06 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7640-17
- **Release date:** 2017-11-06
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Cargill, Inc. to Pay  a $10 Mln Penalty for Providing Inaccurate Mid-Market Marks on Swaps, Which Concealed Cargill’s Full Mark-up, in Violation of Swap Dealer Business Conduct & Reporting Requirements, & for Supervision Failures
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7640-17

## 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 7640-17, "CFTC Orders Cargill, Inc. to Pay  a $10 Mln Penalty for Providing Inaccurate Mid-Market Marks on Swaps, Which Concealed Cargill’s Full Mark-up, in Violation of Swap Dealer Business Conduct & Reporting Requirements, & for Supervision Failures", 2017-11-06. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7640-17.

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