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2006 Enforcement Actions

 

 
December 20, 2006

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Seeks to Revoke Registrations of Worldwide Commodity Corporation and South Coast Commodities, Inc., 5268-06

December 19, 2006

CFTC Settles Foreign Currency (Forex) Fraud Action against Emerald Worldwide Holdings, Inc. and Jian Zhuang, 5266-06

December 19, 2006

Fifteen Defendants from “Operation Wooden Nickel” Ordered by the Court to Pay Restitution, Return Ill-Gotten Gains, and Pay Fines Totaling over $25 Million, 5265-06

December 12, 2006

South Florida Court Orders Three Barcelona-Based Companies to Pay Over $19 Million in Disgorgement and Civil Penalties for Foreign Currency (Forex) Options Scam, 5263-06

December 4, 2006

California Federal Court Orders Defendant to Pay Over $29 Million in CFTC Fraud Action, 5261-06

November 30, 2006

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Charges Chicago Resident Peter D. Hoffman with Defrauding Commodity Futures Customers, 5260-06

November 17, 2006

CFTC Settles Natural Gas False Reporting and Attempted Manipulation Lawsuit with Two Energy Traders, 5258-06

November 16, 2006

CCFTC Obtains Preliminary Injunctions Against Nevada Corporation and Two Individuals, 5257-06

November 8, 2006

Florida Federal Court Enters Judgment against Foreign Currency (Forex) Firm and Controlling Person in a Fraud Action Brought by the CFTC, 5256-06

November 6, 2006

North Carolina Court Orders Relief Defendant Pamela Kingsfield to Disgorge Ill-Gotten Gains Totaling $175,000, 5255-06

October 26, 2006

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida Permanently Prohibits Defendant in CFTC Anti-Fraud Action from Commodity Futures and Options Trading, 5251-06

October 18, 2006

CFTC Obtains Permanent Injunction Against Muskegon Heights, Michigan Man Charged with Defrauding Managed Account Clients, 5249-06

October 12, 2006

CFTC Obtains Federal Court Order Freezing Assets of Tennessee Resident Charged with Fraud in Connection with Operating a Commodity Pool, 5246-06

October 12, 2006

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Charges Virginia Man and California Corporation with Fraud, 5245-06

October 10, 2006

CFTC Seeks to Revoke the Registration of Wilshire Investment Management Corporation, 5244-06

October 10, 2006

CFTC Seeks to Revoke the Registration of Hedge Fund Operator Bayou Management LLC, 5243-06

October 6, 2006

Federal Court Imposes More than $14.7 Million in Sanctions on Two Florida Corporations and Five South Florida Men in Commodity Options Fraud Case, 5242-06

October 5, 2006

CFTC Settles Commodity Pool Fraud Charges with Florida Resident Eddie Holman Jr., 5241-06

October 5, 2006

CFTC Charges Utah Resident William D. Perkins with $3.4 Million Hedge Fund Fraud, 5240-06

October 4, 2006

South Florida Court Orders Boca Raton Residents to Disgorge Ill-Gotten Gains from Foreign Currency Options Fraud, 5239-06

October 4, 2006

CFTC Obtains Federal Court Order Freezing Assets of Muskegon Heights, Michigan Man Charged with Defrauding Managed Account Clients, 5238-06

October 4, 2006

CFTC Files and Settles Charges Against Florida Resident and His Company for Violating Exchange Trading Limits at the New York Board of Trade, 5237-06

October 2, 2006

CFTC Settles Natural Gas Attempted Manipulation Lawsuit with Joseph P. Foley, a Former American Electric Power Company, Inc. Trader, 5236-06

September 27, 2006

Virginia Federal Court Enters Judgment against Foreign Currency (Forex) Firm and Two Individuals in a Fraud Action Brought by the CFTC, 5234-06

September 27, 2006

Dominion Resources, Inc. Agrees to Pay a $4.25 Million Civil Penalty to Settle CFTC Charges of False Reporting, 5233-06

September 26, 2006

CFTC Seeks to Revoke Registration of United Investors Group, Inc., of Boca Raton, Florida, 5232-06

September 26, 2006

CFTC Revokes the Registration of Chase Commodities Corporation of Woodland Hills, California, 5231-06

September 21, 2006

CFTC Settles Foreign Currency (Forex) Futures Fraud Action, 5230-06

September 18, 2006

Northern California District Court Orders Defendants in a San Francisco Foreign Currency (Forex) Fraud Action to Pay Over $2 Million in Restitution and Civil Penalties, 5229-06

September 18, 2006

CFTC Charges Two Websites with Commodities Options Scam, 5228-06

September 14, 2006

CFTC Settles Foreign Currency (Forex) Fraud Action Resulting in Over $2.5 Million in Civil Penalties, 5227-06

September 14, 2006

CFTC Charges Texas Man and His Company With Defrauding Customers of $4.5 Million, 5226-06

September 5, 2006

South Florida Court Orders International Investments Holdings Corporation to Pay Over $12 Million in Restitution and Civil Penalties for Foreign Currency Options Scam, 5225-06

August 31, 2006

CFTC Revokes the Registration of Hedge Fund Operator Samuel Israel III, Former Managing Member of Bayou Management LLC, 5224-06

August 30, 2006

Federal Court Imposes More Than $22 Million in Sanctions on Georgia Corporation and Six Broker/Traders in Commodity Options Fraud Case, 5222-06

August 24, 2006

CFTC Charges Telephone Clerk for a Floor Brokerage Operation at the NYMEX with Scheme to Defraud, 5221-06

August 16, 2006

Federal Court Orders James de Wet, a South African Resident, to Pay Over $1 Million for Violating the Commodity Exchange Act, 5218-06

August 10, 2006

Southern Texas Court Orders Nexgen Software Systems, Inc., to Pay Civil Monetary Penalty for Failure to Register as a Commodity Trading Advisor, 5216-06

August 10, 2006

CFTC Settles Foreign Currency Fraud Action Against COES FX Clearing, Inc., 5215-06

August 10, 2006

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Finds that the CFTC Properly Pursued Charges Against NRG Energy, Inc. in Minnesota District Court, 5214-06

August 9, 2006

South Florida Court Finds William David Seigler, Jr., of Largo, Florida, and Sonoma Trading Corporation Liable for Marketing Illegal Off-Exchange Foreign Currency Options, 5213-06

August 9, 2006

CFTC Charges California Resident Gilbert Philip Castillo, Jr., and His Company, Castle Enterprise Corporation, with Fraud, 5212-06

August 8, 2006

CFTC Files and Settles Charges of Fraud and Misappropriation against Former Employee of California Commodity Trading Firm Castle Trading Inc., 5211-06

July 27, 2006

California Federal Court Orders Australian Commodity System Vendor Richard Swannell to Pay Civil Monetary Penalty, 5208-06

July 26, 2006

South Florida Court Imposes Over $25 Million in Sanctions in Energy and Foreign Currency Options Fraud Case, 5207-06

July 25, 2006

Federal Court Orders Nicholas A. Guarino, Jr. and Wall Street Underground, Inc. to Pay Over $2 Million to Defrauded Customers and to Pay a $7 Million Fine for Fraudulently Promoting Commodity Trading Systems, 5206-06

July 25, 2006

Federal District Court Orders North Carolina Resident John Poole to Pay Civil Monetary Penalty for Fraudulently Promoting Commodity Trading System, 5205-06

July 24, 2006

CFTC Charges Florida Residents Doreen R. Valko and Frank Desantis And Their Company - International Investments Holdings, Corp (IIHC) -- with Defrauding Customers of More than $1.1 Million, 5204-06

July 20, 2006

Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction in CFTC Hedge Fund Fraud Case, 5202-06

July 19, 2006

Miami, Florida Area Residents Melvin Webman and Larry Webman Ordered by Federal Court to Pay Over $2.9 Million in Foreign Currency Fraud Action Brought by the CFTC, 5201-06

July 19, 2006

Federal Court Finds Florida Corporation Wilshire Investment Management Corporation, Inc. and Employees Committed Commodity Option Fraud in Action by the CFTC, 5200-06

July 13, 2006

Federal Court Finds Ohio Corporation Carnegie Trading Group, Ltd., Inc. and its President, John Glase, Liable for Acts of Employees in Fraudulent Sales Solicitation Case Brought by the CFTC, 5197-06

June 28, 2006

CFTC Charges BP Products North America, Inc. with Cornering the Propane Market and Manipulating the Price of Propane, 5193-06

June 27, 2006

Federal Court Issues Final Judgment in Trial of Fraud Action Brought by the CFTC, 5192-06

June 20, 2006

CFTC Charges Pennsylvania Resident Gary Scholze with Fraud and Misappropriation of Customer Funds, 5188-06

June 13, 2006

CFTC Files and Settles Commodity Pool Fraud Action against Minnesota Resident Michael J. Liskiewicz, 5187-06

June 5, 2006

Federal Court Imposes $10 Million in Sanctions on Florida Corporation and Five South Florida Men in Commodity Options Fraud Case, 5185-06

May 9, 2006

Federal Court Orders San Antonio, Texas Area Resident Stuart J. Pippin to Pay $1.68 Million to Hedge Fund Investors, 5181-06

May 4, 2006

Dallas, Texas Area Resident Roger Owen and His Two Companies Ordered to Pay $1.75 Million in Fraud Action Brought by the CFTC, 5180-06

May 4, 2006

Federal Court Finds that Oklahoma Trader Randy Steve Lanier Defrauded Customers in a Commodity Scheme Involving Misappropriation of Customer Funds, 5179-06

May 1, 2006

CFTC to Participate in Annual Money Smart Week In Chicago, 5178-06

April 27, 2006

U.S. District Court Freezes Assets of South Florida Foreign Currency Firm First International Group, Inc. Based on Fraud Charges by CFTC, 5177-06

April 20, 2006

U.S. Attorney Indicts North Carolina Couple Howell and Vernice Woltz for Obstructing Civil Litigation Brought by CFTC, 5176-06

April 11, 2006

Mesa, Arizona Foreign Currency Trader Ronald Stephen Holt Settles Fraud Charges with CFTC for Nearly $32 Million, 5174-06

March 31, 2006

Fraudulent Commodity Brokers Charles Hoffecker and Charles Myers Convicted in Commodity Scheme, 5171-06

March 20, 2006

CFTC Charges Las Vegas, Nevada, Resident Richard McCall With Fraud, Alleging that McCall, Doing Business As The Mastery Group International, Fraudulently Solicited Clients for Futures Trading Workshops on the Internet, 5170-06

March 17, 2006

CFTC Charges Mason, Michigan, Couple Ty and Monette Klotz and Their Aurifex Investment Companies With Hedge Fund Fraud, 5169-06

March 15, 2006

CFTC Charges New York Firm Falco & Stevens, Inc. and its President Vyacheslav Nass with Stealing Millions in Foreign Currency Scam, 5166-06

February 10, 2006

Los Angeles Federal Court Orders California Company and Two of its Principals to Pay $4.2 Million to Defrauded Commodity Option Customers, 5158-06

February 7, 2006

CFTC Charges Florida Man And His Firm With Stealing $1.5 Million From Customers, 5157-06

February 2, 2006

CFTC Finds That Commodity Trading Advisor Misled Public About Commodity Options Trading System, 5156-06

January 30, 2006

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Charges Two Staten Island Hedge Funds And Their Principal With Stealing Millions Of Dollars In Foreign Currency Scheme, 5153-06

January 25, 2006

CFTC Obtains Federal Court Order Freezing Assets Of California Commodity Pool Operator Galaxy Resources 2000 LLC And Manager Charles A. Defazio In Fraud Action, 5152-06

January 4, 2006

CFTC Assesses Penalties of $300,000 Against Shell-Related Companies and Trader in Settling Charges of Prearranging Crude Oil Trades, 5150-06

Last Updated: September 7, 2007