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Market manipulation enforcement actions filed in 2024

This library records 182 market manipulation enforcement actions filed in 2024, 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
82
Total penalties
$95.9m
Median penalty
$750k
Largest
$55m
Criminal parallel
24%
Action Agency Filed Technique Penalty Status
SEC v. Charles Baugh (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-07-30 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Sivannarayana Barama (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-07-29 Insider Trading — judgment
CFTC v. Abner Alejandro Tinoco (ponzi schemes, 2024) CFTC 2024-07-26 Ponzi Schemes $18.8m judgment
SEC v. Robert Newell and Black Hawk Funding, Inc. (ponzi schemes, 2024) SEC 2024-07-23 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Ricardi Celicourt and Brisly Guillaume (ponzi schemes, 2024) SEC 2024-07-19 Ponzi Schemes — filed
SEC v. Yossi Engel (ponzi schemes, 2024) SEC 2024-07-19 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Eliyahu Weinstein, Aryeh L. Bromberg, Joel L. Wittels, Richard M. Curry, Christopher J. Anderson, Alaa Mohamed Hattab, and Shlomo Erez (ponzi schemes, 2024) SEC 2024-07-15 Ponzi Schemes — unknown
SEC v. Gene Daniel Levoff (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-07-08 Insider Trading $1.1m unknown
CFTC v. Sam Ikkurty (ponzi schemes, 2024) CFTC 2024-07-03 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
CFTC v. Dwight A. Foster (ponzi schemes, 2024) CFTC 2024-07-02 Ponzi Schemes $6m judgment
SEC v. John J. Kralik V, JKV Capital, LLC, and JKV LLC (ponzi schemes, 2024) SEC 2024-07-02 Ponzi Schemes — filed
SEC v. Adrian J. Kawuba (ponzi schemes, 2024) SEC 2024-07-01 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. John Brda and Georgios Palikaras (engineered short squeeze, 2024) SEC 2024-06-25 Engineered Short Squeeze — filed
SEC v. Meta Materials, Inc. ( and others (engineered short squeeze, 2024) SEC 2024-06-25 Engineered Short Squeeze , Paid Stock Promotion +1 $1m settled
SEC v. Robert J. Schettino (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-06-25 Insider Trading — settled
CFTC v. Trafigura (insider trading, 2024) CFTC 2024-06-17 Insider Trading , Price Manipulation $55m judgment
SEC v. Giguiere et al. (paid stock promotion, 2024) SEC 2024-06-13 Paid Stock Promotion $875k judgment
SEC v. Janusz (John) Zukowski and Jerry Samaras (reverse merger schemes, 2024) SEC 2024-06-13 Reverse Merger Schemes — settled
SEC v. Kerry Lee Broderick (free riding and parking, 2024) SEC 2024-06-12 Free Riding And Parking — settled
SEC v. Mario Gogliormella, Steven Lacaj, and Karim Ibrahim a/k/a/ Chris Hayes (boiler rooms, 2024) SEC 2024-06-12 Boiler Rooms — filed
SEC v. Marc Henry Menard and Laesha Jean-Louis (ponzi schemes, 2024) SEC 2024-06-11 Ponzi Schemes — unknown
SEC v. Daniel Urness (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-06-10 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Anders J. Lindgren (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-06-06 Insider Trading $682k settled
SEC v. HF Foods Group Inc. (reverse merger schemes, 2024) SEC 2024-06-06 Reverse Merger Schemes — settled
SEC v. Andre Wong (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-06-04 Insider Trading — unknown
SEC v. Andreas Bechtolsheim (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-06-03 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Gregory P. Manning (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-06-03 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Tyler Loudon (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-05-31 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Frank Lynold Mercado and Tiger Wolf Capital, LLC (ponzi schemes, 2024) SEC 2024-05-30 Ponzi Schemes — settled
SEC v. Ian Balina (paid stock promotion, 2024) SEC 2024-05-23 Paid Stock Promotion — filed
SEC v. Teresa Perez De Madrid (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-05-21 Insider Trading — settled
SEC v. Pedram Abraham Mehrian, Strategic Legacy Investment Group, Inc., and SLIG High-Interest Liquid Savings Company (ponzi schemes, 2024) SEC 2024-05-20 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Nutra Pharma Corp. et al (unregistered distributions, 2024) SEC 2024-05-15 Unregistered Distributions — dismissed
CFTC v. Agridime and Its Co-Founders (ponzi schemes, 2024) CFTC 2024-05-14 Ponzi Schemes — unknown
SEC v. Tyrone Johnny Lacy, Jr. (free riding and parking, 2024) SEC 2024-05-13 Free Riding And Parking — filed
SEC v. Frank T. Poerio, Jr. (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-05-10 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. C-Bond Systems, Inc. and Scott Silverman (reverse merger schemes, 2024) SEC 2024-05-09 Reverse Merger Schemes $175k settled
SEC v. Gene Daniel Levoff, Esq. (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-05-08 Insider Trading — unknown
SEC v. Steven Masterson (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-05-06 Insider Trading — settled
SEC v. Ahmed Alomari and MCM Consulting (paid stock promotion, 2024) SEC 2024-05-03 Paid Stock Promotion — filed
SEC v. John M. Moretz (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-05-03 Insider Trading — settled
SEC v. Sanjay Bhandari, Vinod Singhi, Rakesh Jain (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-04-30 Insider Trading $73.5k settled
CFTC v. Darren Robinson (ponzi schemes, 2024) CFTC 2024-04-26 Ponzi Schemes $5.9m judgment
SEC v. Kevin Crotty (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-04-26 Insider Trading — judgment
CFTC v. Eshaq M. Nawabi (ponzi schemes, 2024) CFTC 2024-04-15 Ponzi Schemes $4.5m judgment
SEC v. George Stubos, et al. (paid stock promotion, 2024) SEC 2024-04-15 Paid Stock Promotion — judgment
SEC v. Gil Friedman (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-04-15 Insider Trading — judgment
CFTC v. Shak (banging the close, 2024) CFTC 2024-04-11 Banging The Close , Spoofing $750k settled
SEC v. Zachary J. Horwitz (ponzi schemes, 2024) SEC 2024-04-11 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Anthony Manna (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-04-09 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Joseph Young (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-04-09 Insider Trading — settled
SEC v. Michael Sapraicone (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-04-09 Insider Trading — settled
SEC v. Matthew Panuwat (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-04-08 Insider Trading — unknown
SEC v. Eduardo Hernandez et al. (free riding and parking, 2024) SEC 2024-04-04 Free Riding And Parking — filed
SEC v. ClearPath Wealth Management, LLC and Patrick Churchville (ponzi schemes, 2024) SEC 2024-04-03 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Jason Nielsen (spoofing, 2024) SEC 2024-04-03 Spoofing — judgment
SEC v. Ronald Heineman (price manipulation, 2024) SEC 2024-04-03 Price Manipulation — judgment
SEC v. Senvest Management, LLC (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-04-03 Insider Trading — filed
CFTC v. Australian Swap Dealer (spoofing, 2024) CFTC 2024-04-02 Spoofing $500k judgment
SEC v. Travis Treusch (free riding and parking, 2024) SEC 2024-04-02 Free Riding And Parking — settled
SEC v. Matthew Nicosia, William Reininger, Fabrizio Di Carlo, and Ronald Touchard (paid stock promotion, 2024) SEC 2024-03-28 Paid Stock Promotion $100k judgment
SEC v. Ismael Zarco Sanchez, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2024) SEC 2024-03-14 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Roy M. Cook and others (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-03-12 Insider Trading — settled
SEC v. Ishan Wahi et al. (insider listing trading, 2024) SEC 2024-03-11 Insider Listing Trading , Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Hemant Agrawal (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-03-04 Insider Trading — settled
SEC v. Lordstown Motors Corp. (paid stock promotion, 2024) SEC 2024-02-29 Paid Stock Promotion — settled
SEC v. Harmel S. Rayat, RenovaCare, Inc., Jatinder Bhogal (pump and dump, 2024) SEC 2024-02-27 Pump And Dump — judgment
SEC v. Andrew M. Komarow (free riding and parking, 2024) SEC 2024-02-20 Free Riding And Parking — settled
SEC v. Christian Fernandez (paid stock promotion, 2024) SEC 2024-02-20 Paid Stock Promotion — settled
SEC v. Rafael Vargas (ponzi schemes, 2024) SEC 2024-02-15 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. John Feloni et al. (ponzi schemes, 2024) SEC 2024-02-12 Ponzi Schemes $223k judgment
SEC v. TradeStation Crypto, Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2024) SEC 2024-02-07 Unregistered Distributions — settled
SEC v. Tian "Tony" Tian (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-01-22 Insider Trading $72.1k settled
SEC v. J. Jeremy Barbera, et. al. (paid stock promotion, 2024) SEC 2024-01-18 Paid Stock Promotion $100k judgment
SEC v. Prosperity, Investments & Lending, LLC (paid stock promotion, 2024) SEC 2024-01-18 Paid Stock Promotion , Ponzi Schemes — settled
CFTC v. a Trader (wash trading, 2024) CFTC 2024-01-16 Wash Trading — filed
SEC v. Jonathan Farber, Aarif Jamani, Brian Keasberry (paid stock promotion, 2024) SEC 2024-01-16 Paid Stock Promotion , Pump And Dump — filed
SEC v. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-01-12 Insider Trading — unknown
SEC v. Pawan Kumar Passi (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-01-12 Insider Trading — settled
SEC v. David Schottenstein, Kris Bortnovsky, Ryan Shapiro, Sakal Capital Management, LLC, and Sakal U.S. Fund, LLC (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-01-11 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Carnovale, et al. (paid stock promotion, 2024) SEC 2024-01-03 Paid Stock Promotion — judgment
SEC v. Gannon Giguiere (insider trading, 2024) SEC 2024-01-03 Insider Trading — judgment