# Federal Court Orders Georgia Man and Two Companies to Pay Over $15.6 Million for Forex Fraud and Registration Violations

> CFTC release 8417-21 · 2021-08-25 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8417-21
- **Release date:** 2021-08-25
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** Federal Court Orders Georgia Man and Two Companies to Pay Over $15.6 Million for Forex Fraud and Registration Violations
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8417-21

## 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 8417-21, "Federal Court Orders Georgia Man and Two Companies to Pay Over $15.6 Million for Forex Fraud and Registration Violations", 2021-08-25. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-16 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8417-21.

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