# CFTC Orders Commodity Pool Operator, CEO to Pay More Than $10 Million for Misleading Statements, Supervision Failures

> CFTC release 8109-20 · 2020-01-27 · **Commodity pool fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8109-20
- **Release date:** 2020-01-27
- **Type:** Commodity pool fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Commodity Pool Operator, CEO to Pay More Than $10 Million for Misleading Statements, Supervision Failures
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8109-20

## 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 8109-20, "CFTC Orders Commodity Pool Operator, CEO to Pay More Than $10 Million for Misleading Statements, Supervision Failures", 2020-01-27. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-12 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8109-20.

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