Market manipulation enforcement actions filed in 2015
This library records 205 market manipulation enforcement actions filed in 2015, brought by CFTC, SEC.
Counts by year reflect when an action was filed or announced, not when the underlying conduct occurred — those are often years apart. Compare across years with care: a single multi-defendant sweep can dominate a year's count.
- Actions
- 5
- Total penalties
- $0
- Median penalty
- —
- Largest
- —
- Criminal parallel
- 20%
| Action | Agency | Filed | Technique | Penalty | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC v. Charles Irizarry (undisclosed control blocks, 2015) | SEC | 2015-01-15 | Undisclosed Control Blocks | — | settled |
| SEC v. Stuart Carnie (undisclosed control blocks, 2015) | SEC | 2015-01-15 | Undisclosed Control Blocks | — | settled |
| SEC v. Wayne Middleton (undisclosed control blocks, 2015) | SEC | 2015-01-15 | Undisclosed Control Blocks | — | settled |
| CFTC v. Allied Markets LLC (ponzi schemes, 2015) | CFTC | 2015-01-13 | Ponzi Schemes | — | filed |
| SEC v. Aleksandr Milrud (layering, 2015) | SEC | 2015-01-13 | Layering | — | judgment |