# CFTC Charges Two Defendants with Fraudulent Solicitation, Impersonation of a CFTC Investigator, and Forging CFTC Documents, All in Attempt to Steal Bitcoin

> CFTC release 7813-18 · 2018-09-28 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 7813-18
- **Release date:** 2018-09-28
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Two Defendants with Fraudulent Solicitation, Impersonation of a CFTC Investigator, and Forging CFTC Documents, All in Attempt to Steal Bitcoin
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7813-18

## 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 7813-18, "CFTC Charges Two Defendants with Fraudulent Solicitation, Impersonation of a CFTC Investigator, and Forging CFTC Documents, All in Attempt to Steal Bitcoin", 2018-09-28. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/7813-18.

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