Commodities
Get the latest news involving commodities fraud, violations of the Commodity Exchange Act, and enforcement by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Funding the CFTC Whistleblower Program Seen as Critical to Police Crypto Fraud
According to a leading whistleblower attorney, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Program is key to the United States' efforts to police cryptocurrency, but Congress must pass a bill to save the program from financial collapse. In a new...
CFTC Whistleblower Office Accepting Award Claims for $2.85 Billion Binance Settlement
On December 19, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Office posted a Notice of Covered Action (NCA) for the agency’s historic $2.85 billion settlement with Binance and its former CEO Changpeng Zhao. The NCA signals that the agency is...
CFTC Accepting Whistleblower Award Claims for $20 Million Commodities Ponzi Scheme Case
On November 17, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) posted a Notice of Covered Action (NCA) for a $20 million enforcement action taken against an Illinois man and his entities for operating a commodity pool Ponzi scheme. The NCA...
CFTC Set New Record for Whistleblower Tips in FY 2023
On October 31, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released its Annual Report on the CFTC Whistleblower Program for the 2023 Fiscal Year (FY 2023). In the report, the agency revealed that it received a record 1,530 whistleblower tips...
Whistleblower Reportedly Involved in CFTC’s $3 Million Action Over Oats Futures Manipulation
On October 25, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) posted a Notice of Covered Action (NCA) for an enforcement action taken against Ceres Global Ag Corp. over allegations that the Minnesota-based company attempted to manipulate the price of oats...
CFTC Whistleblower Awarded $18 Million for Exposing Violations Posing “Danger to Market Participants”
On October 12, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an $18 million whistleblower award to an individual who voluntarily provided original information and further assistance which led to successful enforcement actions by both the CFTC and another agency. ...
CFTC Issues $300,000 Award to “Outstanding Whistleblower”
On September 27, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a whistleblower award for over $300,000. The whistleblower’s disclosure caused the CFTC to open an investigation that resulted in a successful enforcement action. According to the CFTC, the whistleblower...
CFTC Awards More than $15 Million to Two Whistleblowers
On September 19, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued two whistleblower awards totaling $15 million. The awards, which stem from separate enforcement actions, were granted to individuals who voluntarily provided the CFTC with original information about commodities law violations....
CFTC Accepting Whistleblower Award Claims for Leveraged Bitcoin Fraud Case
On September 12, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) posted a Notice of Covered Action (NCA) for an enforcement action taken against a Utah man charged with fraudulently soliciting pool participants to trade leveraged bitcoin in a commodity pool. A...
CFTC Whistleblower Office Posts Notice for Goldman Sachs Recordkeeping Case
On August 31, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Office posted a Notice of Covered Action (NCA) for a recent enforcement action taken against Goldman Sachs over allegations that the company committed recordkeeping violations. A NCA signals that the...
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