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Market manipulation enforcement actions filed in 2017

This library records 228 market manipulation enforcement actions filed in 2017, brought by CFTC, 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
28
Total penalties
$110m
Median penalty
$40k
Largest
$85m
Criminal parallel
36%
Action Agency Filed Technique Penalty Status
SEC v. Alan Barry Staples (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-02-10 Insider Trading $15.2k judgment
SEC v. Shaohua (Michael) Yin, et al. (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-02-10 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. Raymond H. Barton (fake press releases, 2017) SEC 2017-02-09 Fake Press Releases judgment
SEC v. William G. Goode (unregistered distributions, 2017) SEC 2017-02-09 Unregistered Distributions judgment
SEC v. Oxford City Football Club, Inc. (boiler rooms, 2017) SEC 2017-02-08 Boiler Rooms judgment
SEC v. Oxford City Football Club, Inc., et al. (boiler rooms, 2017) SEC 2017-02-08 Boiler Rooms judgment
SEC v. Michael Affa, et al. (pump and dump, 2017) SEC 2017-02-07 Pump And Dump judgment
SEC v. Olde Monmouth Stock Transfer Co., Inc. and Matthew J. Troster (reverse merger schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-02-07 Reverse Merger Schemes , Unregistered Distributions $100k judgment
CFTC v. The Royal Bank of Scotland (benchmark submission rigging, 2017) CFTC 2017-02-04 Benchmark Submission Rigging , Price Manipulation $85m judgment
SEC v. Varacchi, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-02-02 Ponzi Schemes filed
CFTC v. Florida Residents Anthony J. Klatch II and Lindsey Heim (ponzi schemes, 2017) CFTC 2017-01-27 Ponzi Schemes judgment
SEC v. Herman Ronnie Young, Jr. d/b/a Race Cycler (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-01-27 Ponzi Schemes judgment
SEC v. Black and Hans Peter Interinvest Corporation, Inc. (undisclosed control blocks, 2017) SEC 2017-01-24 Undisclosed Control Blocks judgment
SEC v. Donald P. Jones, CPA (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-01-23 Insider Trading $39.1k settled
SEC v. George N. Krinos (unregistered distributions, 2017) SEC 2017-01-23 Unregistered Distributions filed
SEC v. Shelly R. McGuire, CPA (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-01-23 Insider Trading settled
CFTC v. unnamed respondents (spoofing, 2017) CFTC 2017-01-19 Spoofing unknown
CFTC v. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (cash vs derivatives schemes, 2017) CFTC 2017-01-19 Cash Vs Derivatives Schemes , Spoofing $25m judgment
SEC v. Cort Poyner et al. (paid stock promotion, 2017) SEC 2017-01-19 Paid Stock Promotion judgment
SEC v. Charles A. Bennett (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-01-18 Ponzi Schemes unknown
SEC v. Eytan Bar (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-01-18 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. MDC Partners Inc. (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-01-18 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. Orthofix International N.V.; Jeffrey Hammel and CPA; Brian McCollum; Kenneth Mack and Bryan McMillan (naked short selling debate, 2017) SEC 2017-01-18 Naked Short Selling Debate $40k settled
SEC v. Robin G. Charlet, Steven W. Sparks, Gregory J. Tuthill and Kirk D. Porter (unregistered distributions, 2017) SEC 2017-01-13 Unregistered Distributions $25k judgment
SEC v. Gregory W. Gray, Jr., et al. (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-01-12 Ponzi Schemes judgment
SEC v. ITG Inc. (naked short selling debate, 2017) SEC 2017-01-12 Naked Short Selling Debate settled
SEC v. Douglas Furth (matched orders, 2017) SEC 2017-01-10 Matched Orders judgment
OSC v. 2002 Concepts Inc. and others (ponzi schemes, 2017) OSC 2017-01-10 Ponzi Schemes dismissed