# CFTC Orders Florida Resident and His Company to Pay Over $1 Million for Fraud

> CFTC release 8117-19 · 2020-02-13 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8117-19
- **Release date:** 2020-02-13
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Florida Resident and His Company to Pay Over $1 Million for Fraud
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8117-19

## 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 8117-19, "CFTC Orders Florida Resident and His Company to Pay Over $1 Million for Fraud", 2020-02-13. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-30 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8117-19.

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