CFTC Charges Several People and Companies in a $280 Million Ponzi Scheme Ponzi scheme

CFTC release 8997-24 · 2024-10-15 · view on cftc.gov ↗

Key facts

Release number
8997-24
Release date
2024-10-15
Type
Ponzi scheme
Primary source
https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8997-24

About CFTC enforcement

The CFTC charges market participants under the Commodity Exchange Act for spoofing, manipulation, fraud, wash trades, registration violations, and commodity-pool-operator misconduct. Most actions settle with restitution + civil money penalty + a bar/suspension. Crypto-asset cases have been a major share since 2019.