# CFTC Obtains Default Judgment and Permanent Injunction against Arizona Resident Cory Williams and His Company, Williams Advisory Group, LLC, for Commodity Pool Fraud

> CFTC release 7711-18 · 2018-04-12 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7711-18
- **Release date:** 2018-04-12
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Obtains Default Judgment and Permanent Injunction against Arizona Resident Cory Williams and His Company, Williams Advisory Group, LLC, for Commodity Pool Fraud
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7711-18

## 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 7711-18, "CFTC Obtains Default Judgment and Permanent Injunction against Arizona Resident Cory Williams and His Company, Williams Advisory Group, LLC, for Commodity Pool Fraud", 2018-04-12. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-09-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7711-18.

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