# CFTC Charges Upstream Energy Services with Acting as an Unregistered Futures Commission Merchant

> CFTC release 8062-19 · 2019-10-24 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8062-19
- **Release date:** 2019-10-24
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Upstream Energy Services with Acting as an Unregistered Futures Commission Merchant
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8062-19

## 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 8062-19, "CFTC Charges Upstream Energy Services with Acting as an Unregistered Futures Commission Merchant", 2019-10-24. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-16 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8062-19.

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