# CFTC Charges Two Commodity Traders with Attempted Manipulation of Agricultural Markets

> CFTC release 7804-18 · 2018-09-26 · **Market manipulation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7804-18
- **Release date:** 2018-09-26
- **Type:** Market manipulation
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Two Commodity Traders with Attempted Manipulation of Agricultural Markets
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7804-18

## 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 7804-18, "CFTC Charges Two Commodity Traders with Attempted Manipulation of Agricultural Markets", 2018-09-26. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7804-18.

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