A Connecticut-based commodities firm settled CFTC charges for trading on misappropriated material non-public information.
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The DOJ and the CFTC filed parallel actions against an individual for engaging in a scheme to inflate prices in certain swap contracts on a decentralized exchange. The DOJ and the CFTC contend that the individual used those contracts as collateral to obtain large quantities of other digital assets.
The DOJ, the SEC and the CFTC charged the Alameda Research CEO and the FTX Chief Technology Officer in schemes to defraud FTX's customers and investors.
The DOJ, the SEC and the CFTC filed actions against FTX and its founder Samuel Bankman-Fried for defrauding U.S.-based and foreign investors, which resulted in billions of dollars in losses and missing customer funds.
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.