# CFTC Orders Energy Broker and Its Owner to Pay Over $1.5 Million for Misappropriating Confidential Customer Information and Other Violations

> CFTC release 8030-19 · 2019-10-01 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8030-19
- **Release date:** 2019-10-01
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Energy Broker and Its Owner to Pay Over $1.5 Million for Misappropriating Confidential Customer Information and Other Violations
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8030-19

## 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 8030-19, "CFTC Orders Energy Broker and Its Owner to Pay Over $1.5 Million for Misappropriating Confidential Customer Information and Other Violations", 2019-10-01. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8030-19.

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