CFTC manipulation enforcement actions

This library records 349 market manipulation enforcement actions brought by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

These are the CFTC actions our ingest has classified as involving a manipulation technique. Actions that do not allege manipulation are outside this library's scope and are not recorded, so this is not a complete mirror of CFTC enforcement.

Actions: 100
Total penalties: $3.5bn
Median penalty: $775k
Largest: $1.7bn
Criminal parallel: 27%

Action	Agency	Filed	Technique	Penalty	Status
CFTC v. Gabriel Perez (insider trading, 2026)	CFTC	2026-08-28	Insider Trading	$65k	judgment
CFTC v. Goliath Ventures Inc. and CEO (ponzi schemes, 2026)	CFTC	2026-08-11	Ponzi Schemes	—	filed
CFTC v. George Santos (price manipulation, 2026)	CFTC	2026-07-31	Price Manipulation	$35k	judgment
CFTC v. North Carolina Commodity Pool Operator and His Company (ponzi schemes, 2026)	CFTC	2026-07-07	Ponzi Schemes	—	filed
CFTC v. Google Employee (insider trading, 2026)	CFTC	2026-05-28	Insider Trading	—	filed
CFTC v. New York Trader (spoofing, 2026)	CFTC	2026-05-06	Spoofing	$200k	judgment
CFTC v. U.S. Service Member (insider trading, 2026)	CFTC	2026-04-23	Insider Trading	—	filed
CFTC v. unnamed respondents (insider trading, 2026)	CFTC	2026-02-25	Insider Trading , Wash Trading	—	settled
CFTC v. Matthew Clark (insider trading, 2026)	CFTC	2026-02-02	Insider Trading	$14m	settled
CFTC v. Gregg Smith (spoofing, 2026)	CFTC	2026-01-16	Spoofing , Wash Trading	$200k	judgment
CFTC v. Shinhan Securities Co. Ltd. (wash trading, 2025)	CFTC	2025-09-17	Wash Trading	$213k	judgment
CFTC v. Brett Falloon (spoofing, 2025)	CFTC	2025-09-09	Spoofing	$200k	judgment
CFTC v. Agridime LLC (ponzi schemes, 2025)	CFTC	2025-06-16	Ponzi Schemes	$100m	judgment
CFTC v. Rashawn Russell (ponzi schemes, 2025)	CFTC	2025-02-10	Ponzi Schemes	$1.5m	judgment
CFTC v. Roberto Pulido (paid stock promotion, 2025)	CFTC	2025-01-27	Paid Stock Promotion	$685k	judgment
CFTC v. Storm Bryant (ponzi schemes, 2024)	CFTC	2024-12-11	Ponzi Schemes	$3.9m	judgment
CFTC v. Washington State Pastor (ponzi schemes, 2024)	CFTC	2024-12-10	Ponzi Schemes	—	unknown
CFTC v. FTX (exchange wash trading, 2024)	CFTC	2024-12-04	Exchange Wash Trading , Insider Trading +3	—	judgment
CFTC v. two Louisiana-Based Companies and Cofounder (ponzi schemes, 2024)	CFTC	2024-10-28	Ponzi Schemes	—	filed
CFTC v. Yueyu Bao (wash trading, 2024)	CFTC	2024-10-24	Wash Trading	$260k	judgment
CFTC v. Several People and Companies (ponzi schemes, 2024)	CFTC	2024-10-15	Ponzi Schemes	—	unknown
CFTC v. Taiwanese Firm (wash trading, 2024)	CFTC	2024-10-01	Wash Trading	$200k	judgment
CFTC v. Rudy Avila (ponzi schemes, 2024)	CFTC	2024-09-25	Ponzi Schemes	$1.5m	judgment
CFTC v. Texas Associated Person (insider trading, 2024)	CFTC	2024-09-25	Insider Trading	—	judgment
CFTC v. Unregistered Florida Commodity Pool Operator and Its Chief Executive Officer (ponzi schemes, 2024)	CFTC	2024-09-12	Ponzi Schemes	—	filed
CFTC v. Sam Ikkurty (ponzi schemes, 2024)	CFTC	2024-09-03	Ponzi Schemes	$111m	judgment
CFTC v. Swiss Energy Trader (price manipulation, 2024)	CFTC	2024-08-27	Price Manipulation	$48m	judgment
CFTC v. Brazilian and Swiss Sugar Companies (wash trading, 2024)	CFTC	2024-08-19	Wash Trading	$750k	judgment
CFTC v. Abner Alejandro Tinoco (ponzi schemes, 2024)	CFTC	2024-07-26	Ponzi Schemes	$18.8m	judgment
CFTC v. Sam Ikkurty (ponzi schemes, 2024)	CFTC	2024-07-03	Ponzi Schemes	—	judgment
CFTC v. Dwight A. Foster (ponzi schemes, 2024)	CFTC	2024-07-02	Ponzi Schemes	$6m	judgment
CFTC v. Trafigura (insider trading, 2024)	CFTC	2024-06-17	Insider Trading , Price Manipulation	$55m	judgment
CFTC v. Agridime and Its Co-Founders (ponzi schemes, 2024)	CFTC	2024-05-14	Ponzi Schemes	—	unknown
CFTC v. Darren Robinson (ponzi schemes, 2024)	CFTC	2024-04-26	Ponzi Schemes	$5.9m	judgment
CFTC v. Eshaq M. Nawabi (ponzi schemes, 2024)	CFTC	2024-04-15	Ponzi Schemes	$4.5m	judgment
CFTC v. Shak (banging the close, 2024)	CFTC	2024-04-11	Banging The Close , Spoofing	$750k	settled
CFTC v. Australian Swap Dealer (spoofing, 2024)	CFTC	2024-04-02	Spoofing	$500k	judgment
CFTC v. a Trader (wash trading, 2024)	CFTC	2024-01-16	Wash Trading	—	filed
CFTC v. Freepoint Commodities LLC (insider trading, 2023)	CFTC	2023-12-14	Insider Trading	$91m	judgment
CFTC v. Lim (paid stock promotion, 2023)	CFTC	2023-11-21	Paid Stock Promotion	$1.5m	judgment
CFTC v. Chicago-based Phillip Galles (ponzi schemes, 2023)	CFTC	2023-11-15	Ponzi Schemes	$20m	judgment
CFTC v. HSBC Bank USA (cash vs derivatives schemes, 2023)	CFTC	2023-11-07	Cash Vs Derivatives Schemes , Insider Trading +2	$1.7bn	filed
CFTC v. Minnesota Grain Merchandiser (price manipulation, 2023)	CFTC	2023-10-23	Price Manipulation	$3m	judgment
CFTC v. Florida Man and His Company (paid stock promotion, 2023)	CFTC	2023-09-29	Paid Stock Promotion	—	filed
CFTC v. unnamed respondents (ponzi schemes, 2023)	CFTC	2023-09-28	Ponzi Schemes	—	unknown
CFTC v. Unregistered Pool Operator and its Owner (ponzi schemes, 2023)	CFTC	2023-09-28	Ponzi Schemes	—	unknown
CFTC v. Dichao Xie (insider trading, 2023)	CFTC	2023-09-27	Insider Trading	$350k	judgment
CFTC v. Dallas and Los Angeles Area Precious Metals Dealers (paid stock promotion, 2023)	CFTC	2023-09-26	Paid Stock Promotion	—	filed
CFTC v. Florida Man (ponzi schemes, 2023)	CFTC	2023-09-26	Ponzi Schemes	—	filed
CFTC v. California Resident (wash trading, 2023)	CFTC	2023-09-22	Wash Trading	$300k	judgment
CFTC v. Texas Firm and Head Trader (spoofing, 2023)	CFTC	2023-09-07	Spoofing	—	filed
CFTC v. Texas Man and His Company (ponzi schemes, 2023)	CFTC	2023-08-23	Ponzi Schemes	—	filed
CFTC v. UK Trader (spoofing, 2023)	CFTC	2023-08-01	Spoofing	$150k	judgment
CFTC v. Tennessee Husband and Wife Realtors (ponzi schemes, 2023)	CFTC	2023-07-25	Ponzi Schemes	—	filed
CFTC v. Florida (price manipulation, 2023)	CFTC	2023-07-12	Price Manipulation	$11.7m	judgment
CFTC v. Unregistered Michigan Commodity Pool Operator and its President (ponzi schemes, 2023)	CFTC	2023-07-06	Ponzi Schemes	—	unknown
CFTC v. unnamed respondents (insider trading, 2023)	CFTC	2023-06-29	Insider Trading	—	unknown
CFTC v. unnamed respondents (wash trading, 2023)	CFTC	2023-06-20	Wash Trading	—	unknown
CFTC v. unnamed respondents (cash vs derivatives schemes, 2023)	CFTC	2023-06-12	Cash Vs Derivatives Schemes	—	unknown
CFTC v. HSBC Bank USA (spoofing, 2023)	CFTC	2023-05-12	Spoofing	$45m	judgment
CFTC v. Commodity Pool Operator Tyche Asset Management LLC and its Controlling Principal (ponzi schemes, 2023)	CFTC	2023-05-11	Ponzi Schemes	—	filed
CFTC v. Precious Metals Dealers and Their Owner (boiler rooms, 2023)	CFTC	2023-04-25	Boiler Rooms	—	filed
CFTC v. New York Resident (ponzi schemes, 2023)	CFTC	2023-04-11	Ponzi Schemes	—	filed
CFTC v. Chinese National (insider trading, 2023)	CFTC	2023-03-28	Insider Trading	—	filed
CFTC v. Coquest Inc. (insider trading, 2023)	CFTC	2023-03-08	Insider Trading	$2.5m	settled
CFTC v. Several People and Companies (ponzi schemes, 2023)	CFTC	2023-02-23	Ponzi Schemes	—	filed
CFTC v. California-based Company and Its CEO (ponzi schemes, 2023)	CFTC	2023-02-16	Ponzi Schemes	—	filed
CFTC v. Three Puerto Rico Residents and Their Companies (ponzi schemes, 2023)	CFTC	2023-02-13	Ponzi Schemes	—	filed
CFTC v. Avraham Eisenberg (oracle manipulation, 2023)	CFTC	2023-01-10	Oracle Manipulation	—	filed
CFTC v. Commodity Pool Operators and Their Co-Chief Investment Officer (price manipulation, 2022)	CFTC	2022-12-15	Price Manipulation	—	filed
CFTC v. Minnesota Registrant (spoofing, 2022)	CFTC	2022-12-12	Spoofing	$550k	judgment
CFTC v. Jeremy Spence (ponzi schemes, 2022)	CFTC	2022-12-01	Ponzi Schemes	$2.8m	judgment
CFTC v. unnamed respondents (cash vs derivatives schemes, 2022)	CFTC	2022-10-20	Cash Vs Derivatives Schemes , Exchange Wash Trading +4	$41m	judgment
CFTC v. Walsh (ponzi schemes, 2022)	CFTC	2022-10-17	Ponzi Schemes	—	judgment
CFTC v. Digital Asset Derivatives Platform and Miami Resident (price manipulation, 2022)	CFTC	2022-10-03	Price Manipulation	—	filed
CFTC v. California Trader and Prop Firm (spoofing, 2022)	CFTC	2022-09-26	Spoofing	$150k	judgment
CFTC v. Two Chinese Companies (wash trading, 2022)	CFTC	2022-09-23	Wash Trading	$720k	judgment
CFTC v. Tae Hung Kang (ponzi schemes, 2022)	CFTC	2022-09-08	Ponzi Schemes	$800k	judgment
CFTC v. Former Trader (benchmark submission rigging, 2022)	CFTC	2022-09-06	Benchmark Submission Rigging	$250k	judgment
CFTC v. Swap Dealer (benchmark submission rigging, 2022)	CFTC	2022-09-06	Benchmark Submission Rigging	$2.8m	judgment
CFTC v. unnamed respondents (ponzi schemes, 2022)	CFTC	2022-09-02	Ponzi Schemes	$200k	judgment
CFTC v. Chicago Trader (spoofing, 2022)	CFTC	2022-08-24	Spoofing	$100k	judgment
CFTC v. Nevada Metals Trader (spoofing, 2022)	CFTC	2022-08-05	Spoofing	—	filed
CFTC v. Jimmy Gale Watson (paid stock promotion, 2022)	CFTC	2022-07-18	Paid Stock Promotion , Pump And Dump	$290k	judgment
CFTC v. Glencore (price manipulation, 2022)	CFTC	2022-05-24	Price Manipulation	$1.2bn	judgment
CFTC v. Oregon and others (ponzi schemes, 2022)	CFTC	2022-05-19	Ponzi Schemes	—	unknown
CFTC v. Long Island Resident and His Firm (ponzi schemes, 2022)	CFTC	2022-05-13	Ponzi Schemes	—	unknown
CFTC v. California Man and His Companies (ponzi schemes, 2022)	CFTC	2022-05-10	Ponzi Schemes	—	filed
CFTC v. Tennessee Trader and Two Entities (cash vs derivatives schemes, 2022)	CFTC	2022-04-14	Cash Vs Derivatives Schemes , Spoofing	—	unknown
CFTC v. Danish (ponzi schemes, 2022)	CFTC	2022-04-08	Ponzi Schemes	$4.7m	judgment
CFTC v. James Vorley (spoofing, 2022)	CFTC	2022-04-07	Spoofing	$150k	judgment
CFTC v. unnamed respondents (ponzi schemes, 2022)	CFTC	2022-03-29	Ponzi Schemes	—	settled
CFTC v. unnamed respondents (ponzi schemes, 2022)	CFTC	2022-03-22	Ponzi Schemes	$150k	judgment
CFTC v. Four Operators (ponzi schemes, 2022)	CFTC	2022-03-08	Ponzi Schemes	—	filed
CFTC v. William S. Evans III (ponzi schemes, 2022)	CFTC	2022-01-19	Ponzi Schemes	$17m	judgment
CFTC v. New Jersey-Based Entities and Individuals (ponzi schemes, 2021)	CFTC	2021-12-28	Ponzi Schemes	—	unknown
CFTC v. Dubai Traders and Their Firms (wash trading, 2021)	CFTC	2021-12-27	Wash Trading	$100k	judgment
CFTC v. Puerto Rico Resident and His Firm (wash trading, 2021)	CFTC	2021-12-10	Wash Trading	—	settled
CFTC v. Banoczay Jr. (spoofing, 2021)	CFTC	2021-12-08	Spoofing	$750k	settled
CFTC v. Daniel Fingerhut (wash trading, 2021)	CFTC	2021-11-17	Wash Trading	$600k	judgment