# CFTC Orders Freepoint Commodities LLC to Pay $91 million for Fraudulent Scheme to Misappropriate Material Non-Public Information

> CFTC release 8834-23 · 2023-12-14 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 8834-23
- **Release date:** 2023-12-14
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC Orders Freepoint Commodities LLC to Pay $91 million for Fraudulent Scheme to Misappropriate Material Non-Public Information
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8834-23

## 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 8834-23, "CFTC Orders Freepoint Commodities LLC to Pay $91 million for Fraudulent Scheme to Misappropriate Material Non-Public Information", 2023-12-14. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/8834-23.

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