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Market manipulation case library

This library records 2,117 market manipulation enforcement actions brought by financial regulators, each with the agency, the date, the alleged technique, the monetary relief ordered and a link to the regulator's own filing. The whole dataset is downloadable as JSON.

Actions
2,117
Total penalties
$15.4bn
Median penalty
$258k
Agencies
2
Techniques
36

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By technique

Insider trading 608 Ponzi schemes 532 Paid stock promotion 219 Unregistered distributions 136 Pump and dump 121 Undisclosed control blocks 119 Spoofing 114 Wash trading 90 Price manipulation 72 Boiler rooms 71 Reverse merger schemes 66 The naked short selling debate 41 Benchmark submission rigging 32 Matched orders 24 Churning 19 Free riding and parking 18 Fake press releases 16 Layering 15 Newsletter scalping 15 Marking the close 10 Cash versus derivatives schemes 10 Front running 9 Shell factories 8 Chat group pumps 6 False rumours 5 Custodianship shell hijacking 5 Settlement price manipulation 4 Exchange wash trading 3 Banging the close 3 FX fixing 3 Engineered short squeeze 2 Marking the open 1 Rug pulls 1 Insider listing trading 1 Oracle manipulation 1 Float locking 1

By agency

CFTC 349 SEC 1768

By year filed

2026 85 2025 103 2024 182 2023 202 2022 174 2021 142 2020 178 2019 181 2018 221 2017 210 2016 179 2015 205 2014 27 2013 28

Ranked lists: largest penalties · largest spoofing penalties · longest sentences · most-charged individuals · biggest crypto cases · most active courts

All actions, newest first

Action Agency Filed Technique Penalty Status
SEC v. Mark D. Hanf and Hoai-Nam Chu Phan a/k/a Nam Phan (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-09-04 Ponzi Schemes — settled
SEC v. Trijya Vakil and Neeraj Visen (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-09-04 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Corey Ortiz (free riding and parking, 2026) SEC 2026-09-03 Free Riding And Parking — judgment
SEC v. David T. Gilchrist, Christopher Aaron Novinger, Rebecca Novinger (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-09-01 Ponzi Schemes — unknown
SEC v. Mordechai Haim Ferder and others (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-09-01 Ponzi Schemes — unknown
CFTC v. Gabriel Perez (insider trading, 2026) CFTC 2026-08-28 Insider Trading $65k judgment
SEC v. Mayur Baviskar (free riding and parking, 2026) SEC 2026-08-26 Free Riding And Parking — judgment
SEC v. Gavin Wolfe and others (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-08-21 Insider Trading — unknown
SEC v. Jesse R. Mitchell (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-08-21 Insider Trading — filed
SEC v. Andrew Spaventa and others (boiler rooms, 2026) SEC 2026-08-17 Boiler Rooms — filed
SEC v. Leor Moshe, Jacob Goldman, Isaac Odes (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-08-13 Ponzi Schemes — filed
CFTC v. Goliath Ventures Inc. and CEO (ponzi schemes, 2026) CFTC 2026-08-11 Ponzi Schemes — filed
SEC v. Benjamin Tesfaye (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-08-11 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Goliath Ventures, Inc. and Christopher A. Delgado (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-08-11 Ponzi Schemes — settled
SEC v. Frank M. Cerisano Jr. (spoofing, 2026) SEC 2026-08-10 Spoofing — judgment
SEC v. Gotbit Consulting LLC a/k/a Gotbit Hedge Fund and Fedor Kedrov (wash trading, 2026) SEC 2026-08-03 Wash Trading — judgment
CFTC v. George Santos (price manipulation, 2026) CFTC 2026-07-31 Price Manipulation $35k judgment
SEC v. Aras Investment Business Group S.A.P.I. de C.V. and others (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-07-24 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Jamal (“Jimmy”) Chammout and others (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-07-17 Insider Trading $497k judgment
SEC v. Michael J. Forster (pump and dump, 2026) SEC 2026-07-15 Pump And Dump — judgment
SEC v. Joshua A. Weiss (paid stock promotion, 2026) SEC 2026-07-10 Paid Stock Promotion — judgment
SEC v. Robert Yedid, Andrew Kaufman, and Mark Jacobs (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-07-10 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Weiguo Zhai (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-07-09 Insider Trading — judgment
CFTC v. North Carolina Commodity Pool Operator and His Company (ponzi schemes, 2026) CFTC 2026-07-07 Ponzi Schemes — filed
SEC v. NanoBit Limited, et al. (chat group pumps, 2026) SEC 2026-06-29 Chat Group Pumps $1.2m judgment
SEC v. Stephen J. Czarnik (paid stock promotion, 2026) SEC 2026-06-29 Paid Stock Promotion , Unregistered Distributions — judgment
SEC v. Mingran Wang (spoofing, 2026) SEC 2026-06-25 Spoofing — settled
SEC v. Casey Muggleston (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-06-24 Insider Trading — unknown
SEC v. Sanders Family Office and others (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-06-24 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Justin Jennings and Vortex Strategies LLC (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-06-23 Insider Trading — filed
SEC v. Bruce Cameron Conway (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-06-16 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Gerard Ryan (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-06-15 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Rakesh Ahuja (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-06-15 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Santos Kidd (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-06-12 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. JianQing Li (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-06-05 Insider Trading — filed
SEC v. Nathan Fuller (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-05-29 Ponzi Schemes — filed
CFTC v. Google Employee (insider trading, 2026) CFTC 2026-05-28 Insider Trading — filed
SEC v. Nipun Kumar Jami (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-05-22 Insider Trading — settled
SEC v. Gabriel Gershowitz, Esq. (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-05-18 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Oskar Elmgart and Raymond Leibman (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-05-18 Insider Trading $63.1k judgment
SEC v. Robert Newell (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-05-14 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Douglas P. Farr (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-05-07 Insider Trading $35.2k settled
SEC v. Nicolo Nourafchan and others (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-05-07 Insider Trading — unknown
CFTC v. New York Trader (spoofing, 2026) CFTC 2026-05-06 Spoofing $200k judgment
SEC v. Christopher Flagg and others (free riding and parking, 2026) SEC 2026-04-30 Free Riding And Parking — judgment
SEC v. Jai Sondhi (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-04-29 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Terrence Chalk (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-04-27 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
CFTC v. U.S. Service Member (insider trading, 2026) CFTC 2026-04-23 Insider Trading — filed
SEC v. Voyager Pacific Capital Management, LLC and others (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-04-21 Ponzi Schemes — settled
SEC v. George John Drazenovic, CPA (pump and dump, 2026) SEC 2026-04-20 Pump And Dump — judgment
SEC v. Weizheng Zeng (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-04-20 Insider Trading — settled
SEC v. Sudheesh Nambiar (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-04-17 Ponzi Schemes — filed
SEC v. Geoffrey Allen Wall (pump and dump, 2026) SEC 2026-04-09 Pump And Dump — judgment
SEC v. Vestech Partners LLC and others (paid stock promotion, 2026) SEC 2026-04-08 Paid Stock Promotion — settled
SEC v. Caroline J. Campbell (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-04-06 Insider Trading $157k settled
SEC v. Michael Smith and Douglas Joshua Dalton (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-04-01 Insider Trading — filed
SEC v. Brent David Willis (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-03-31 Insider Trading $175k judgment
SEC v. Brent Cranmer and Daniel McCormick (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-03-30 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Ronald Smith (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-03-30 Insider Trading — unknown
SEC v. Titanium Capital LLC and Henry Abdo (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-03-30 Ponzi Schemes — dismissed
SEC v. Benjamin Taylor and Darina Windsor (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-03-27 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Kevan Sadigh (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-03-23 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Bin Hao and Qidian LLC (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-03-17 Ponzi Schemes $236k judgment
SEC v. Paul W. Jorgensen (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-03-17 Insider Trading — settled
SEC v. Canaccord Genuity LLC (marking the close, 2026) SEC 2026-03-06 Marking The Close , Marking The Open +2 — settled
SEC v. Justin Sun, Tron Foundation Limited, BitTorrent Foundation Ltd., Rainberry, Inc., and DeAndre Cortez Way (paid stock promotion, 2026) SEC 2026-03-05 Paid Stock Promotion , Wash Trading — judgment
SEC v. Zachary Miller (unregistered distributions, 2026) SEC 2026-03-05 Unregistered Distributions — settled
CFTC v. unnamed respondents (insider trading, 2026) CFTC 2026-02-25 Insider Trading , Wash Trading — settled
SEC v. Joel Castellanos (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-02-24 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Joseph C. Lewis, Carolyn W. Carter, Patrick J. O’Connor, and Bryan L. Waugh (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-02-24 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Martin Tuncaydin (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-02-13 Insider Trading — settled
SEC v. Gerald Shvartsman and others (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-02-05 Insider Trading — dismissed
SEC v. Marat Likhtenstein (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-02-05 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Ryan Squillante (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-02-05 Insider Trading — judgment
CFTC v. Matthew Clark (insider trading, 2026) CFTC 2026-02-02 Insider Trading $14m settled
SEC v. Kevin A. Van de Grift (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-01-30 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Satish Appalakutty and others (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-01-29 Ponzi Schemes — filed
SEC v. Saeid Jaberian (pump and dump, 2026) SEC 2026-01-27 Pump And Dump — judgment
SEC v. Brian J. Suthoff (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-01-26 Insider Trading $19.7k judgment
SEC v. Mohit Verma (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-01-21 Insider Trading $41k settled
SEC v. Song Yuan (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-01-21 Insider Trading $65.6k settled
CFTC v. Gregg Smith (spoofing, 2026) CFTC 2026-01-16 Spoofing , Wash Trading $200k judgment
SEC v. Hong (John) Wang and Precision Clinical Consulting, LLC (insider trading, 2026) SEC 2026-01-15 Insider Trading — filed
SEC v. Bernardo Mendia-Alcaraz and Toltec Capital LLC (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-01-06 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Muhammad Saad Shoukat and others (fake press releases, 2026) SEC 2026-01-06 Fake Press Releases , Insider Trading — filed
SEC v. David J. Bradford and Gerardo L. Linarducci (ponzi schemes, 2025) SEC 2025-12-30 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Bryan Scott McMillan (insider trading, 2025) SEC 2025-12-23 Insider Trading $122k judgment
SEC v. David Hudzik (unregistered distributions, 2025) SEC 2025-12-23 Unregistered Distributions $70k judgment
SEC v. George John Drazenovic (paid stock promotion, 2025) SEC 2025-12-19 Paid Stock Promotion , Pump And Dump — judgment
SEC v. Mina Tadrus (ponzi schemes, 2025) SEC 2025-12-17 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Artur Khachatryan (spoofing, 2025) SEC 2025-12-16 Spoofing — judgment
SEC v. Andrew Scott Corbman (paid stock promotion, 2025) SEC 2025-12-03 Paid Stock Promotion — judgment
SEC v. Virtu Financial, Inc. and Virtu Americas LLC (insider trading, 2025) SEC 2025-12-03 Insider Trading $2.5m judgment
SEC v. Solomon Lichtenstein (ponzi schemes, 2025) SEC 2025-11-26 Ponzi Schemes — filed
SEC v. M Holdings Securities, Inc. (spoofing, 2025) SEC 2025-11-25 Spoofing — settled
SEC v. Linh Thuy Le and Trong Hoang Luu (ponzi schemes, 2025) SEC 2025-11-19 Ponzi Schemes — filed
SEC v. Marco G. Santarelli (ponzi schemes, 2025) SEC 2025-11-19 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Anthony Viggiano, CPA (insider trading, 2025) SEC 2025-11-18 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Cyrus P. Naderi (free riding and parking, 2025) SEC 2025-11-18 Free Riding And Parking $40k judgment
SEC v. Agridime, LLC, Jed Wood, and Joshua Link (ponzi schemes, 2025) SEC 2025-09-30 Ponzi Schemes $236k judgment