Commodities
Get the latest news involving commodities fraud, violations of the Commodity Exchange Act, and enforcement by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
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...
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...
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...
Leading Whistleblower Attorney: Congress Must Pass CFTC Whistleblower Funding Law
In a new article for Law360, leading whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn calls for Congress to pass the bipartisan CFTC...
CFTC Awards Three Whistleblowers for Providing Information and Ongoing Assistance
On August 11, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a whistleblower order granting awards to three whistleblowers who voluntarily...
CFTC Whistleblower Office Posts Notices for $260 Million Recordkeeping Case
On August 9, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Office posted Notices of Covered Actions (NCAs) for recordkeeping...
“Urgently Needed” CFTC Whistleblower Funding Bill Introduced
On July 26, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representative Zach Nunn (R-IA) introduced the CFTC Whistleblower...
CFTC Whistleblower Program Sees Change In Leadership
On July 14, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that the Director of the Whistleblower Office, Christopher Ehrman, was...
CFTC Seeking Whistleblower Tips on Carbon Market Manipulation
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is actively seeking whistleblower tips on fraud or manipulation in the carbon markets....
CFTC Accepting Whistleblower Award Claims for Goldman Sachs Swaps Case
On April 13, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) posted a Notice of Covered Action (NCA) for settled charges...
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