Commodities
Get the latest news involving commodities fraud, violations of the Commodity Exchange Act, and enforcement by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
CFTC Whistleblower Program in Danger of Collapse as Funding Fix is Set to Expire
For the past several years, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Program has faced a funding crisis. An emergency fix passed by Congress in 2021 is set to expire at the end of September and the hugely successful program...
CFTC Issues $1 Million Crypto Whistleblower Award
On August 8, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a $1 million whistleblower award issued to an individual who voluntarily provided original information which led to a successful enforcement action connected to digital asset markets. According to the CFTC,...
Trafigura Whistleblower Disclosure Leads to $55 Million Enforcement Action by CFTC
On June 17, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Trafigura Holding LLC agreed to pay $55 million to settle allegations of fraud, market manipulation, and impeding the ability of employees to blow the whistle. Whistleblower law firm...
CFTC Launches Probe Over NDAs Which Restrict Whistleblowing
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has contacted a number of major banks requesting non-disclosure agreements used in their swaps and clearing businesses to see whether they restrict whistleblowing, according to reporting by Bloomberg. A CFTC Whistleblower Program rule...
CFTC Whistleblower Office Posts Notice of Covered Action for Recordkeeping Case
On March 22, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Office posted a Notice of Covered Action (NCA) for a $7 million enforcement action taken against the U.S. Bank, N.A., a swap dealer, and against Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., an...
Consulting Corporation Nailed for Peddling Fraudulent Trades, CFTC Accepting Whistleblower Award Claims
On March 19, the Commodity Future Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Office posted a Notice of Covered Action (NCA) for a case against an unregistered Florida commodity pool operator. The NCA signals that the CFTC is now accepting whistleblower award claims...
CFTC Accepting Whistleblower Award Claims for $204 Million Binary Options Fraud Case
On March 19, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) posted a Notice of Covered Action (NCA) for an over $50 million enforcement action taken against Blue Moon Investments Inc., a binary options firm registered in Seychelles, and 3 owners...
Compliance Official Receives $1.25 Million CFTC Whistleblower Award
On March 14, the U.S. Commodities Future Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a $1.25 million whistleblower award. The whistleblower's information “was quite significant because it, and it alone, caused the Division of Enforcement (Division) to open the investigation underlying the Covered...
Whistleblower Tips Are “Critically Important” Says New CFTC Whistleblower Director
On February 15, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Brian Young has been named as the new director of the CFTC Whistleblower Office. Since it was established in 2010, the CFTC Whistleblower Program has emerged as an essential...
CFTC Whistleblower Office Posts Award Notice for First Pig Butchering Scam Case
On January 4, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Office posted a Notice of Covered Action (NCA) for a December enforcement action in which a California resident and his corporation agreed to pay over $5 Million for engaging...
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