# CFTC Charges Illinois Traders Richard D. Carter and Mark R. Slobodnik and their Company, Blue Guru Trading, LLC, with Fraud

> CFTC release 7672-18 · 2018-01-12 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7672-18
- **Release date:** 2018-01-12
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Illinois Traders Richard D. Carter and Mark R. Slobodnik and their Company, Blue Guru Trading, LLC, with Fraud
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7672-18

## 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 7672-18, "CFTC Charges Illinois Traders Richard D. Carter and Mark R. Slobodnik and their Company, Blue Guru Trading, LLC, with Fraud", 2018-01-12. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-12 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7672-18.

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