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Market manipulation enforcement actions filed in 2021

This library records 142 market manipulation enforcement actions filed in 2021, 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
42
Total penalties
$51.4m
Median penalty
$450k
Largest
$32m
Criminal parallel
43%
Action Agency Filed Technique Penalty Status
SEC v. Robert Joseph Armijo, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2021) SEC 2021-06-15 Ponzi Schemes filed
CFTC v. Zhao (spoofing, 2021) CFTC 2021-06-11 Spoofing settled
SEC v. The Estate of Kenneth J. Casey (ponzi schemes, 2021) SEC 2021-06-02 Ponzi Schemes filed
CFTC v. Chicago Commodity Pool Operators (paid stock promotion, 2021) CFTC 2021-05-27 Paid Stock Promotion $150k judgment
SEC v. Mohammed A. Bari (insider trading, 2021) SEC 2021-05-27 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. Kai Christian Petersen, et al. (boiler rooms, 2021) SEC 2021-05-25 Boiler Rooms $100k judgment
SEC v. BTIG, LLC (naked short selling debate, 2021) SEC 2021-05-20 Naked Short Selling Debate filed
SEC v. LFS Funding Limited Partnership, et al. (undisclosed control blocks, 2021) SEC 2021-05-20 Undisclosed Control Blocks settled
CFTC v. Connecticut Firm (wash trading, 2021) CFTC 2021-05-18 Wash Trading $500k judgment
CFTC v. Cipolla (ponzi schemes, 2021) CFTC 2021-05-14 Ponzi Schemes $5m judgment
SEC v. Peter J. Decaprio (undisclosed control blocks, 2021) SEC 2021-05-10 Undisclosed Control Blocks settled
SEC v. David N. Osegueda, et al. (pump and dump, 2021) SEC 2021-05-07 Pump And Dump $400k judgment
CFTC v. Aaron Michael Scott (ponzi schemes, 2021) CFTC 2021-04-27 Ponzi Schemes $1.3m judgment
SEC v. Jonathan P. Maroney, Et. Al (ponzi schemes, 2021) SEC 2021-04-27 Ponzi Schemes unknown
SEC v. Gregory Altieri (ponzi schemes, 2021) SEC 2021-04-23 Ponzi Schemes judgment
SEC v. Amit Tandon, Esq. (paid stock promotion, 2021) SEC 2021-04-22 Paid Stock Promotion judgment
SEC v. Ubong Uboh and Tyler Crockett (pump and dump, 2021) SEC 2021-04-22 Pump And Dump filed
SEC v. Edward J. Kosinski (insider trading, 2021) SEC 2021-04-21 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. Morrie Tobin et al. (paid stock promotion, 2021) SEC 2021-04-19 Paid Stock Promotion judgment
CFTC v. unnamed respondents (ponzi schemes, 2021) CFTC 2021-04-08 Ponzi Schemes $32m judgment
CFTC v. Douglas Lien (ponzi schemes, 2021) CFTC 2021-04-08 Ponzi Schemes $5.2m judgment
SEC v. Zachary J. Horwitz, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2021) SEC 2021-04-08 Ponzi Schemes unknown
CFTC v. Former Fuel Oil Trader (price manipulation, 2021) CFTC 2021-03-25 Price Manipulation $100k judgment
SEC v. Jason P. Wootten, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2021) SEC 2021-03-23 Ponzi Schemes filed
CFTC v. Coinbase Inc. (exchange wash trading, 2021) CFTC 2021-03-19 Exchange Wash Trading , Matched Orders +1 $6.5m judgment
SEC v. Seth P. Levine (ponzi schemes, 2021) SEC 2021-03-19 Ponzi Schemes settled
SEC v. Shawn C. Cutting (paid stock promotion, 2021) SEC 2021-03-11 Paid Stock Promotion , Ponzi Schemes unknown
CFTC v. Two Individuals (paid stock promotion, 2021) CFTC 2021-03-05 Paid Stock Promotion , Pump And Dump filed
SEC v. AT&T, Inc., et al. (insider trading, 2021) SEC 2021-03-05 Insider Trading filed
SEC v. EarthSource Minerals International, LLC et al. (ponzi schemes, 2021) SEC 2021-03-02 Ponzi Schemes $125k settled
SEC v. Bruce Schoengood, Medifirst Solutions, Inc. and Joshua Tyrell (paid stock promotion, 2021) SEC 2021-02-24 Paid Stock Promotion filed
CFTC v. Eibschutz (insider trading, 2021) CFTC 2021-02-23 Insider Trading $75k settled
SEC v. James T. Booth (ponzi schemes, 2021) SEC 2021-02-22 Ponzi Schemes judgment
SEC v. Isaiah L. Goodman (ponzi schemes, 2021) SEC 2021-02-09 Ponzi Schemes filed
SEC v. Rosedale Asset Management, LLC and Princeton Advisory Wealth Management, LLC (undisclosed control blocks, 2021) SEC 2021-02-05 Undisclosed Control Blocks settled
SEC v. CR Intrinsic Investors, et al. (insider trading, 2021) SEC 2021-02-03 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. Vuuzle Media Corp., Ronald Shane Flynn, and Richard Marchitto (boiler rooms, 2021) SEC 2021-01-27 Boiler Rooms filed
CFTC v. New York Man (ponzi schemes, 2021) CFTC 2021-01-26 Ponzi Schemes filed
SEC v. William Andrew Stack, Esq. (undisclosed control blocks, 2021) SEC 2021-01-21 Undisclosed Control Blocks , Unregistered Distributions filed
SEC v. Abhi Batra a/k/a Abhimanyu Batra (free riding and parking, 2021) SEC 2021-01-19 Free Riding And Parking unknown
SEC v. Jacob C. Glick (ponzi schemes, 2021) SEC 2021-01-19 Ponzi Schemes filed
SEC v. Advance Practice Advisors, LLC and Paul C. Spitzer (insider trading, 2021) SEC 2021-01-14 Insider Trading settled