# CFTC Charges Chicago Commodity Pool Operators, Owner, and Former Chief Portfolio Manager with Fraud and Supervision Failures

> CFTC release 8392-21 · 2021-05-27 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8392-21
- **Release date:** 2021-05-27
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Chicago Commodity Pool Operators, Owner, and Former Chief Portfolio Manager with Fraud and Supervision Failures
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8392-21

## 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 8392-21, "CFTC Charges Chicago Commodity Pool Operators, Owner, and Former Chief Portfolio Manager with Fraud and Supervision Failures", 2021-05-27. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8392-21.

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