# CFTC Orders Vitol Inc. to Pay $95.7 Million for Corruption-Based Fraud and Attempted Manipulation

> CFTC release 8326-20 · 2020-12-03 · **Market manipulation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8326-20
- **Release date:** 2020-12-03
- **Type:** Market manipulation
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Vitol Inc. to Pay $95.7 Million for Corruption-Based Fraud and Attempted Manipulation
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8326-20

## 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 8326-20, "CFTC Orders Vitol Inc. to Pay $95.7 Million for Corruption-Based Fraud and Attempted Manipulation", 2020-12-03. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8326-20.

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