# CFTC Charges Swaps Trader with Manipulation, Attempted Manipulation, and Making False Statements

> CFTC release 8359-21 · 2021-02-01 · **Market manipulation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8359-21
- **Release date:** 2021-02-01
- **Type:** Market manipulation
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Swaps Trader with Manipulation, Attempted Manipulation, and Making False Statements
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8359-21

## 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 8359-21, "CFTC Charges Swaps Trader with Manipulation, Attempted Manipulation, and Making False Statements", 2021-02-01. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8359-21.

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