# CFTC Orders Two Florida Men to Pay $280,000 for Registration and Reporting Violations

> CFTC release 8485-22 · 2022-01-27 · **Registration / supervisory violation** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8485-22
- **Release date:** 2022-01-27
- **Type:** Registration / supervisory violation
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Two Florida Men to Pay $280,000 for Registration and Reporting Violations
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8485-22

## 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 8485-22, "CFTC Orders Two Florida Men to Pay $280,000 for Registration and Reporting Violations", 2022-01-27. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-15 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8485-22.

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