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Market manipulation enforcement actions filed in 2016

This library records 179 market manipulation enforcement actions filed in 2016, brought by CFTC, 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
79
Total penalties
$336m
Median penalty
$172k
Largest
$175m
Criminal parallel
34%
Action Agency Filed Technique Penalty Status
SEC v. Luis Martin-Caro Sanchez (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-07-05 Insider Trading filed
CFTC v. Former CBOE Member Alvin Guy Wilkinson and his Connecticut-based Entities (ponzi schemes, 2016) CFTC 2016-06-29 Ponzi Schemes filed
SEC v. Andrew F. Kerr (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-06-29 Insider Trading filed
SEC v. Chris Faulkner, et. al (price manipulation, 2016) SEC 2016-06-24 Price Manipulation filed
SEC v. Malcolm Segal (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-06-24 Ponzi Schemes judgment
SEC v. Mitchell Brown (pump and dump, 2016) SEC 2016-06-21 Pump And Dump judgment
SEC v. James S. Hannon (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-06-20 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. StratoComm Corporation, et al. (unregistered distributions, 2016) SEC 2016-06-17 Unregistered Distributions appealed
SEC v. Christopher Salis, Douglas Miller, Edward Miller, and Barrett Biehl (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-06-16 Insider Trading filed
SEC v. Andrew K. Proctor, et al. (pump and dump, 2016) SEC 2016-06-14 Pump And Dump $910k judgment
SEC v. Providence Financial Investments, Inc., Providence Fixed Income Fund, LLC, Jeffory Churchfield, and Jack Jarrell (unregistered distributions, 2016) SEC 2016-06-13 Unregistered Distributions judgment
SEC v. Dynkowski, et al. (pump and dump, 2016) SEC 2016-06-09 Pump And Dump $83.2k judgment
SEC v. Guolin Ma (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-06-09 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. Ethiopian Electric Power (benchmark submission rigging, 2016) SEC 2016-06-08 Benchmark Submission Rigging unknown
SEC v. Michael J. Maciocio and David P. Hobson (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-06-08 Insider Trading filed
SEC v. Miller Energy Resources, Inc. Boyd and others (reverse merger schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-06-07 Reverse Merger Schemes settled
SEC v. Richard Grossman (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-06-06 Insider Trading judgment
CFTC v. Haena Park and Her Companies Phaetra Capital GP LLC (ponzi schemes, 2016) CFTC 2016-06-04 Ponzi Schemes filed
SEC v. Peter D. Nunan (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-06-03 Insider Trading $255k settled
SEC v. Spongetech Delivery Systems, Inc., et al. (pump and dump, 2016) SEC 2016-06-02 Pump And Dump $100k judgment
SEC v. Albert Fried & Company, LLC (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-06-01 Paid Stock Promotion , Pump And Dump settled
SEC v. Steven V. McClatchey and Gary J. Pusey (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-06-01 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. JSG Capital Investments, LLC, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-05-31 Ponzi Schemes filed
SEC v. David B. Kaplan, Esq., et al. (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-05-27 Ponzi Schemes unknown
SEC v. Federated Global Investment Management Corp. (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-05-27 Insider Trading settled
CFTC v. Citibank (benchmark submission rigging, 2016) CFTC 2016-05-26 Benchmark Submission Rigging , Price Manipulation $175m judgment
SEC v. Christopher R. Esposito, et al. (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-05-26 Paid Stock Promotion filed
SEC v. John Patrick O'Neill (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-05-13 Insider Trading unknown
SEC v. Imran Husain, et al. (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-05-12 Paid Stock Promotion , Shell Factories unknown
SEC v. Louis Martin Blazer III (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-05-06 Ponzi Schemes settled
SEC v. Marquis Properties LLC, Chad Deucher and Richard Clatfelter (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-05-05 Ponzi Schemes filed
SEC v. Santos and Postal & Company, P.C. and Joseph A. Scolaro, CPA (undisclosed control blocks, 2016) SEC 2016-04-29 Undisclosed Control Blocks judgment
SEC v. Asher Z. Zwebner and Luke C. Zouvas, et al. (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-04-26 Paid Stock Promotion , Pump And Dump unknown
SEC v. Robert Grabowski (boiler rooms, 2016) SEC 2016-04-22 Boiler Rooms judgment
SEC v. Ener1, Inc. (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-04-19 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. Ariel Quiros, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-04-14 Ponzi Schemes unknown
SEC v. John Afriyie (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-04-14 Insider Trading unknown
SEC v. Town of Ramapo, et al. (wash trading, 2016) SEC 2016-04-14 Wash Trading filed
SEC v. William E. Mapp, III, et al. (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-04-11 Paid Stock Promotion $200k settled
SEC v. David Aubel and Robert Raffa (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-04-07 Paid Stock Promotion unknown
SEC v. Edward Laborio, et al. (boiler rooms, 2016) SEC 2016-04-07 Boiler Rooms judgment
CFTC v. CFTC Defendants Heet Khara (spoofing, 2016) CFTC 2016-04-06 Spoofing $2.7m judgment
CFTC v. Staten Island-Resident Michael Pucciarelli and his Company (wash trading, 2016) CFTC 2016-04-06 Wash Trading $280k judgment
SEC v. Steve Pappas (reverse merger schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-04-05 Reverse Merger Schemes $50k judgment
SEC v. John Scott Clark (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-03-31 Ponzi Schemes filed
SEC v. Daniel Rivera, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-03-30 Ponzi Schemes $160k judgment
SEC v. Gibson and Christopher M. (front running, 2016) SEC 2016-03-29 Front Running unknown
SEC v. Tobin Smith, et al. (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-03-29 Paid Stock Promotion $75k settled
SEC v. Arcturus Corporation, et al. (unregistered distributions, 2016) SEC 2016-03-24 Unregistered Distributions unknown
SEC v. Canaccord Genuity Inc. (reverse merger schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-03-24 Reverse Merger Schemes settled
SEC v. Guy Gentile (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-03-23 Paid Stock Promotion filed
SEC v. John E. Hardy III (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-03-18 Insider Trading $184k settled
SEC v. Cary Lee Peterson, et al. (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-03-16 Paid Stock Promotion filed
SEC v. Eric J. Wolff (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-03-16 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. Mark A. Jones (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-03-16 Paid Stock Promotion , Ponzi Schemes filed
SEC v. Yue Han, et al. (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-03-16 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. and Sagepoint Financial, Inc. and Fsc Securities Corporation (churning, 2016) SEC 2016-03-14 Churning settled
SEC v. Aequitas Management, LLC, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-03-11 Ponzi Schemes dismissed
SEC v. Reed J. Killion, et al. (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-03-10 Paid Stock Promotion judgment
SEC v. Edwin Yoshihiro Fujinaga and MRI International, Inc., et al. (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-03-09 Ponzi Schemes judgment
SEC v. Daryl M. Payton, et al. (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-03-02 Insider Trading filed
SEC v. Craig N. Salamone (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-03-01 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. Zachary Zwerko and David L. Post (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-03-01 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. Bonan Huang, et al. (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-02-26 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. Steven Fishoff, et al. (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-02-24 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. IBC Funds, LLC (unregistered distributions, 2016) SEC 2016-02-19 Unregistered Distributions settled
SEC v. Nicholas A. Prezioso (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-02-19 Insider Trading $131k settled
SEC v. Randy A. Hamdan and Oracle Consultants, LLC (fake press releases, 2016) SEC 2016-02-17 Fake Press Releases , Pump And Dump $150k judgment
SEC v. Abdallah Fadel (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-02-10 Insider Trading $36k settled
CFTC v. unnamed respondents (ponzi schemes, 2016) CFTC 2016-02-09 Ponzi Schemes $8.2m judgment
SEC v. Jarrod L. Spector (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-02-09 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. Robert M. Munakash, Carlos A. Rodriguez, and Marc Winters (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-02-08 Insider Trading filed
SEC v. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (matched orders, 2016) SEC 2016-01-31 Matched Orders judgment
SEC v. Vlad B. Spivak, et al. (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-01-27 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. Marquis Properties, LLC (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-01-21 Ponzi Schemes unknown
CFTC v. Defendant Nikolai S. Battoo (ponzi schemes, 2016) CFTC 2016-01-14 Ponzi Schemes $147m judgment
SEC v. Goldman and Sachs & Co. (naked short selling debate, 2016) SEC 2016-01-14 Naked Short Selling Debate settled
SEC v. Reid A. Hackney, CPA (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-01-12 Insider Trading $48.1k settled
SEC v. Vivian S. Shields (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-01-04 Insider Trading settled