A Connecticut-based commodities firm settled CFTC charges for trading on misappropriated material non-public information.
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The CFTC and DOJ settled actions against an energy and commodities trading firm and two of its subsidiaries for manipulative and fraudulent practices, foreign corruption and bribery in the U.S. and global oil markets.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington approved a Consent Order in a CFTC action against a cattle supplier who allegedly made false representations to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange "concerning its cattle inventory, purchases, and sales" and violated exchange-set position limits.
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.
A precious metals refiner and its former futures trader settled CFTC charges for disruptive trading practices involving precious metals contracts.