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Market manipulation enforcement actions filed in 2015

This library records 229 market manipulation enforcement actions filed in 2015, brought by ASIC, CFTC, FCA, OSC, SEC.

Counts by year reflect when an action was filed or announced, not when the underlying conduct occurred — those are often years apart. Compare across years with care: a single multi-defendant sweep can dominate a year's count.

Actions
100
Total penalties
$1.3bn
Median penalty
$347k
Largest
$800m
Criminal parallel
31%
Action Agency Filed Technique Penalty Status
SEC v. Cedric Cañas Maillard (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-08-13 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. Palladino, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-08-13 Ponzi Schemes unknown
SEC v. Lamson and Jeffrey L., CPA (reverse merger schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-08-11 Reverse Merger Schemes judgment
SEC v. Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-08-10 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. unnamed respondents (paid stock promotion, 2015) SEC 2015-08-10 Paid Stock Promotion , Pump And Dump judgment
SEC v. First Xeris Corp. (undisclosed control blocks, 2015) SEC 2015-08-06 Undisclosed Control Blocks settled
SEC v. David J. Boden, Esq. (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-08-05 Ponzi Schemes filed
CFTC v. Keith F. Simmons (ponzi schemes, 2015) CFTC 2015-08-01 Ponzi Schemes settled
SEC v. Pamela S. Smith (unregistered distributions, 2015) SEC 2015-07-30 Unregistered Distributions settled
SEC v. Timothy Patterson (unregistered distributions, 2015) SEC 2015-07-30 Unregistered Distributions settled
SEC v. Stephen M. Coleman (unregistered distributions, 2015) SEC 2015-07-29 Unregistered Distributions settled
SEC v. DFRF Enterprises LLC, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-07-23 Ponzi Schemes filed
FCA v. Lee Bruce Stewart (benchmark submission rigging, 2015) FCA 2015-07-21 Benchmark Submission Rigging , Price Manipulation unknown
SEC v. Donald L. Koch and Koch Asset Management, LLC (marking the close, 2015) SEC 2015-07-20 Marking The Close appealed
SEC v. Michael R. Enea (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-07-20 Ponzi Schemes judgment
SEC v. Herbert K. Sudfeld, Jr., et al. (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-07-16 Insider Trading filed
SEC v. Timothy J. McGee, et al. (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-07-15 Insider Trading appealed
SEC v. unnamed respondents (paid stock promotion, 2015) SEC 2015-07-14 Paid Stock Promotion , Pump And Dump filed
SEC v. Oz Management, LP (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-07-14 Insider Trading unknown
SEC v. Frank Tamayo (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-07-13 Insider Trading judgment
CFTC v. Defendant Carl David Wright (ponzi schemes, 2015) CFTC 2015-07-11 Ponzi Schemes $1m settled
SEC v. Gerard Boudreault (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-07-10 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. Patrick Lehnert (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-07-09 Insider Trading $15.8k settled
SEC v. Luca International Group, LLC, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-07-06 Ponzi Schemes $25.5k settled
OSC v. Terrence Bedford (ponzi schemes, 2015) OSC 2015-07-02 Ponzi Schemes settled
SEC v. Malcolm Segal (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-07-01 Ponzi Schemes filed
SEC v. Goldman and Sachs & Co. (undisclosed control blocks, 2015) SEC 2015-06-30 Undisclosed Control Blocks settled
SEC v. Peter Voutsas (reverse merger schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-06-30 Reverse Merger Schemes , Undisclosed Control Blocks settled
CFTC v. Illinois Resident Nick A. Wurl and His Company Ludiera Capital LLC (ponzi schemes, 2015) CFTC 2015-06-25 Ponzi Schemes filed
SEC v. Gregg R. Mulholland (pump and dump, 2015) SEC 2015-06-25 Pump And Dump filed
SEC v. Ireeco, LLC Ireeco Limited (paid stock promotion, 2015) SEC 2015-06-23 Paid Stock Promotion settled
SEC v. Phil Donnahue Williamson (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-06-23 Ponzi Schemes judgment
CFTC v. Joseph F. Welsh III (price manipulation, 2015) CFTC 2015-06-20 Price Manipulation , Settlement Price Manipulation $500k judgment
SEC v. Norstra Energy Inc., Glen Landry and Eric Dany (paid stock promotion, 2015) SEC 2015-06-18 Paid Stock Promotion judgment
SEC v. Sand Hill Exchange and Gerrit Hall and Elaine Ou (paid stock promotion, 2015) SEC 2015-06-17 Paid Stock Promotion settled
SEC v. Dimitry Braverman and Vitaly Pupynin (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-06-16 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. Equity Trust Company (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-06-16 Ponzi Schemes judgment
SEC v. Capital Financial Partners, LLC et al. Will D. Allen and Susan C. Daub (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-06-15 Ponzi Schemes judgment
SEC v. Helmut Anscheringer (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-06-15 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. Matthew G. Teeple et al. Andrew Miller (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-06-12 Insider Trading $133k judgment
SEC v. Charles Raymond Langston III, CRL Management, LLC, and Guarantee Reinsurance, Ltd. (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-06-11 Insider Trading $193k judgment
SEC v. Spectrum Concepts, LLC Worswick and others (unregistered distributions, 2015) SEC 2015-06-11 Unregistered Distributions settled
SEC v. Michael J. Fefferman, Chad E. Wiegand, and Akis C. Eracleous (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-06-09 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. Anthony Andrade, et al. (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-06-08 Insider Trading $39.6k settled
SEC v. Edmond L. Lonergan and Green Planet Group, Inc. (paid stock promotion, 2015) SEC 2015-06-02 Paid Stock Promotion unknown
SEC v. Merrill Lynch (naked short selling debate, 2015) SEC 2015-06-01 Naked Short Selling Debate filed
OSC v. Davide Amato and others (ponzi schemes, 2015) OSC 2015-05-29 Ponzi Schemes judgment
SEC v. Adam S. Gottbetter, Mitchell G. Adam, and K. David Stevenson (paid stock promotion, 2015) SEC 2015-05-28 Paid Stock Promotion settled
SEC v. Mike Taxon and Itamar Cohen (paid stock promotion, 2015) SEC 2015-05-28 Paid Stock Promotion settled
Alleged Ponzi scheme operator faces court (ASIC, 2015) ASIC 2015-05-26 Ponzi Schemes filed
ASIC permanently bans Australian mastermind of UK fraud (2015) ASIC 2015-05-21 Boiler Rooms unknown
CFTC v. Barclays (benchmark submission rigging, 2015) CFTC 2015-05-21 Benchmark Submission Rigging , Price Manipulation $115m judgment
CFTC v. of Attempted Manipulation and False Reporting of Foreign Exchange Benchmark Rates (benchmark submission rigging, 2015) CFTC 2015-05-21 Benchmark Submission Rigging , FX Fixing +1 $400m judgment
FCA v. Barclays Bank PLC (benchmark submission rigging, 2015) FCA 2015-05-20 Benchmark Submission Rigging , FX Fixing settled
SEC v. China Valves Technology, Inc., et al. (reverse merger schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-05-20 Reverse Merger Schemes $575k judgment
SEC v. Mitchell J. Stein (wash trading, 2015) SEC 2015-05-15 Wash Trading unknown
SEC v. Brian D. Jorgenson, et al. (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-05-14 Insider Trading judgment
CFTC v. United Arab Emirates Residents Heet Khara and Nasim Salim (spoofing, 2015) CFTC 2015-05-06 Spoofing judgment
SEC v. North Dakota Developments, LLC, Robert L. Gavin, and Daniel J. Hogan, et. al. (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-05-06 Ponzi Schemes filed
CFTC v. North Carolina Resident Barry C. Taylor and His Companies (ponzi schemes, 2015) CFTC 2015-05-01 Ponzi Schemes filed
OSC v. Constance Anderson (insider trading, 2015) OSC 2015-05-01 Insider Trading unknown
SEC v. Xiaoyu Xia and Yanting Hu (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-04-29 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. Frank Perkins Hixon, Jr., et al. (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-04-28 Insider Trading judgment
CFTC v. of Manipulation (benchmark submission rigging, 2015) CFTC 2015-04-24 Benchmark Submission Rigging , FX Fixing +1 $800m judgment
SEC v. Veros Partners, Inc., et al. (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-04-24 Ponzi Schemes filed
FCA v. Deutsche Bank AG (benchmark submission rigging, 2015) FCA 2015-04-23 Benchmark Submission Rigging , Price Manipulation dismissed
SEC v. Houston American Energy Corp. Terwilliger and others (paid stock promotion, 2015) SEC 2015-04-23 Paid Stock Promotion $22.5k settled
SEC v. Tracy Morgan Spaeth (unregistered distributions, 2015) SEC 2015-04-23 Unregistered Distributions settled
CFTC v. U.K. Resident Navinder Singh Sarao and His Company Nav Sarao Futures Limited PLC (layering, 2015) CFTC 2015-04-22 Layering , Price Manipulation +1 judgment
CFTC v. Florida Resident Dorian A. Garcia and his Companies (ponzi schemes, 2015) CFTC 2015-04-21 Ponzi Schemes filed
SEC v. Joseph John Labadia (undisclosed control blocks, 2015) SEC 2015-04-17 Unregistered Distributions settled
SEC v. Schalk and Russell C., Jr. (undisclosed control blocks, 2015) SEC 2015-04-17 Undisclosed Control Blocks $1.6m settled
SEC v. Daniel P. McKelvey, et al. (pump and dump, 2015) SEC 2015-04-16 Pump And Dump , Reverse Merger Schemes settled
SEC v. eCareer Holdings, Inc., eCareer, Inc., Joseph J. Azzata, Dean A. Esposito, Joseph DeVito, and Frederick J. Birks, et al. (boiler rooms, 2015) SEC 2015-04-16 Boiler Rooms unknown
SEC v. Edward T. Farmer (undisclosed control blocks, 2015) SEC 2015-04-16 Undisclosed Control Blocks settled
SEC v. Kevin D. Miller (undisclosed control blocks, 2015) SEC 2015-04-16 Undisclosed Control Blocks settled
SEC v. Ronald A. Warren (undisclosed control blocks, 2015) SEC 2015-04-16 Undisclosed Control Blocks settled
SEC v. William J. Gaffney (undisclosed control blocks, 2015) SEC 2015-04-16 Undisclosed Control Blocks settled
SEC v. James A. Evans, Jr., d/b/a Cashflowbot.com, d/b/a DollarMonster (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-04-13 Ponzi Schemes unknown
SEC v. Mieka Energy Corporation, et al. (paid stock promotion, 2015) SEC 2015-04-10 Paid Stock Promotion filed
SEC v. Capital Financial Partners, LLC et al. (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-04-07 Ponzi Schemes unknown
SEC v. Team Resources, Inc., et al. (unregistered distributions, 2015) SEC 2015-04-06 Unregistered Distributions settled
CFTC v. Kraft Foods Group (price manipulation, 2015) CFTC 2015-04-02 Price Manipulation unknown
SEC v. David Craven et al. (pump and dump, 2015) SEC 2015-04-01 Pump And Dump , Wash Trading filed
OSC v. Andre Lewis (ponzi schemes, 2015) OSC 2015-04-01 Ponzi Schemes filed
CFTC v. Daniel Shak (price manipulation, 2015) CFTC 2015-03-31 Price Manipulation $100k judgment
FCA v. Kenneth George Carver (insider trading, 2015) FCA 2015-03-30 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. Gregory W. Gray, Jr., et al. (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-03-27 Ponzi Schemes filed
Two men sentenced in Australia’s largest insider trading case (ASIC, 2015) ASIC 2015-03-17 Insider Trading dismissed
SEC v. Anthony J. Ciabattoni (undisclosed control blocks, 2015) SEC 2015-03-13 Undisclosed Control Blocks settled
SEC v. Berjaya Lottery Management (H.K.) Ltd. (undisclosed control blocks, 2015) SEC 2015-03-13 Undisclosed Control Blocks settled
SEC v. Brian Potiker (undisclosed control blocks, 2015) SEC 2015-03-13 Undisclosed Control Blocks settled
SEC v. Jane G. Ciabattoni (undisclosed control blocks, 2015) SEC 2015-03-13 Undisclosed Control Blocks settled
SEC v. Shuipan Lin (undisclosed control blocks, 2015) SEC 2015-03-13 Undisclosed Control Blocks settled
SEC v. SMP Investments I, LLC (undisclosed control blocks, 2015) SEC 2015-03-13 Undisclosed Control Blocks settled
SEC v. The Ciabattoni Living Trust Dated August 17 and 2000 (undisclosed control blocks, 2015) SEC 2015-03-13 Undisclosed Control Blocks settled
SEC v. William A. Houlihan (undisclosed control blocks, 2015) SEC 2015-03-13 Undisclosed Control Blocks settled
OSC v. Anand Hariharan and Satish Talawdekar (insider trading, 2015) OSC 2015-03-11 Insider Trading unknown
SEC v. Bonan Huang and Nan Huang (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-03-10 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. Zeringue, et al. (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-03-06 Insider Trading settled