# CFTC Charges 20 Entities for Making False Registration Claims

> CFTC release 8229-20 · 2020-09-01 · **Registration / supervisory violation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8229-20
- **Release date:** 2020-09-01
- **Type:** Registration / supervisory violation
- **Title:** CFTC Charges 20 Entities for Making False Registration Claims
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8229-20

## 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 8229-20, "CFTC Charges 20 Entities for Making False Registration Claims", 2020-09-01. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8229-20.

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