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.

A energy trading firm settled parallel DOJ and CFTC foreign bribery charges for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

A multinational bank agreed to pay a total of over $1 billion to resolve charges related to alleged (i) bribery of Libyan officials and (ii) manipulation of certain benchmark interest rates.