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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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Precious Metals Fraud Case Invites Challenges to CFTC's Antifraud Authority

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On July 21, 2025, in Commodity Futures Trading Commission et al. v. TMTE Inc et al., a Texas district court denied summary judgment to both the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and two individual defendants in a...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Judge Starr’s Ruling in Metals.com Case Raises Jurisdictional Questions About CFTC Authority

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A recent ruling by a Texas federal court adopts a narrow, textually driven reading of the Commodity Exchange Act, questioning whether gold and silver bullion are “commodities” within the statute’s scope....more

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Federal Reserve Board Enforcement Action Raises Concerns as to Reach of Regulators’ Jurisdiction

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Key Takeaways - The Federal Reserve Board issued a removal and prohibition order against a former bank employee based on alleged misconduct unrelated to her role at the bank, raising concerns about the scope of regulatory...more

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CFTC To Reorganize Task Forces and End ‘Regulation by Enforcement’

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On February 4, 2025, CFTC Acting Chair Caroline D. Pham announced that the agency was reorganizing the Division of Enforcement’s nine task forces “to combat fraud and help victims while ending the practice of regulation by...more

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CFTC Anti-Fraud and Anti-Manipulation Authority: A Focus on Intermediaries

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The 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”), significantly expanded the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“CFTC” or “Commission”) anti-fraud and anti-manipulation statutory...more

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CFTC Lacks Jurisdiction Over TRS on ETFs and Custom Baskets

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In Short - The Situation: The civil action of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") against Archegos Capital Management LP and its CFO is but one of many civil and criminal matters arising out of Archegos's...more

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