# CFTC Orders Interactive Brokers LLC to Pay More Than $12 Million for Anti-Money Laundering and Supervision Violations

> CFTC release 8218-20 · 2020-08-10 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8218-20
- **Release date:** 2020-08-10
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Interactive Brokers LLC to Pay More Than $12 Million for Anti-Money Laundering and Supervision Violations
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8218-20

## 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 8218-20, "CFTC Orders Interactive Brokers LLC to Pay More Than $12 Million for Anti-Money Laundering and Supervision Violations", 2020-08-10. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-07 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8218-20.

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