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CFTC Penalties Nearly Triple in Fiscal 2018

CFTC Penalties Nearly Triple in Fiscal 2018

 The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the primary commodities and derivatives regulator, imposed nearly $1 Billion in civil monetary penalties, restitution and disgorgement during the fiscal year that ended on September 30.  The CFTC Division of Enforcement imposed $947 Million in penalties, disgorgement and restitution, including $897 Million in civil penalties, a nearly threefold increase over last year’s total.  The CFTC filed 83 enforcement actions, the most since 2012, and imposed $10 Million judgments in 10 cases, a CFTC high water mark.  More than 2/3 of cases charged an individual executive, reflecting the CFTC’s priority to hold individuals accountable in part because it deters others who become “fearful of facing individual punishment.”  The CFTC has also prioritized parallel criminal proceedings, setting enforcement records for the number of cases filed in parallel with criminal prosecutors.

The CFTC’s regulatory sphere has greatly expanded with the emergence of swaps, derivatives, cryptocurrencies, and alternative hedge funds.  The CFTC, like the SEC, has ramped up its enforcement activities to historic levels.

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