A federal jury convicted two former precious metal traders on charges of (i) fraud, (ii) attempted price manipulation and (iii) spoofing for their involvement in a multi-year market manipulation scheme.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction sought by the CFTC in a case involving fraud-related charges against a precious metals credit company.
The CFTC advised retail investors "to research and understand the commodity futures markets, physical markets, and securities markets before trading based on information on social media."
The CFTC and thirty states jointly filed a civil enforcement action for fraud against a precious metals firm and its principals.
A swap dealer settled DOJ and CFTC charges for spoofing, making false statements to regulators, and violations of CFTC external business conduct requirements.