# CFTC Charges Colorado Resident Dillon Michael Dean and His Company, The Entrepreneurs Headquarters Limited, with Engaging in a Bitcoin and Binary Options Fraud Scheme

> CFTC release 7674-18 · 2018-01-19 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7674-18
- **Release date:** 2018-01-19
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Colorado Resident Dillon Michael Dean and His Company, The Entrepreneurs Headquarters Limited, with Engaging in a Bitcoin and Binary Options Fraud Scheme
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7674-18

## 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 7674-18, "CFTC Charges Colorado Resident Dillon Michael Dean and His Company, The Entrepreneurs Headquarters Limited, with Engaging in a Bitcoin and Binary Options Fraud Scheme", 2018-01-19. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7674-18.

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