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Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain. 
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Reversals of Fraud Charges Highlight Difficulties in Bringing Market Manipulation Cases

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Establishing that criminal defendants engaged in market manipulation is extremely difficult, often due to the difficulty in establishing that the defendant created prices that did not reflect legitimate sources of supply or...more

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Ninth Circuit Holds CFTC Dodd-Frank Enforcement Authority Allows Fraud-Only Claims

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On July 25, 2019, the Ninth Circuit reinstated the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) lawsuit in CFTC v. Monex Credit Co.,1 interpreting the CFTC’s Dodd-Frank enforcement authority under Commodity Exchange Act...more

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Recent Court Decisions Shine Spotlight on Scope of CFTC’s Dodd-Frank Anti-Fraud and Anti-Manipulation Enforcement Authority

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Recent federal court decisions, and a pending appeal in the Ninth Circuit, highlight disagreement among the courts as to the scope of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) anti-fraud and anti-manipulation...more

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