# CFTC’s Enforcement Division Issues Staff Guidance on Recognition of Self-Reporting, Cooperation, and Remediation

> CFTC release 8296-20 · 2020-10-29 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8296-20
- **Release date:** 2020-10-29
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC’s Enforcement Division Issues Staff Guidance on Recognition of Self-Reporting, Cooperation, and Remediation
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8296-20

## 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 8296-20, "CFTC’s Enforcement Division Issues Staff Guidance on Recognition of Self-Reporting, Cooperation, and Remediation", 2020-10-29. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-18 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8296-20.

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