# CFTC Charges Texas Firm and Head Trader with Spoofing and Engaging in a Manipulative and Deceptive Scheme and Violating a Prior CFTC Order

> CFTC release 8773-23 · 2023-09-07 · **Spoofing** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8773-23
- **Release date:** 2023-09-07
- **Type:** Spoofing
- **Title:** CFTC Charges Texas Firm and Head Trader with Spoofing and Engaging in a Manipulative and Deceptive Scheme and Violating a Prior CFTC Order
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8773-23

## 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 8773-23, "CFTC Charges Texas Firm and Head Trader with Spoofing and Engaging in a Manipulative and Deceptive Scheme and Violating a Prior CFTC Order", 2023-09-07. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-18 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8773-23.

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