# CFTC Orders Société Générale S.A. to Pay $475 Million Penalty to Resolve Charges of Manipulation, Attempted Manipulation, and False Reporting of LIBOR and Euribor

> CFTC release 7736-18 · 2018-06-04 · **Market manipulation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7736-18
- **Release date:** 2018-06-04
- **Type:** Market manipulation
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Société Générale S.A. to Pay $475 Million Penalty to Resolve Charges of Manipulation, Attempted Manipulation, and False Reporting of LIBOR and Euribor
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7736-18

## 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 7736-18, "CFTC Orders Société Générale S.A. to Pay $475 Million Penalty to Resolve Charges of Manipulation, Attempted Manipulation, and False Reporting of LIBOR and Euribor", 2018-06-04. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7736-18.

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