Market manipulation enforcement actions filed in 2024

This library records 266 market manipulation enforcement actions filed in 2024, brought by AMF-FR, ASIC, CFTC, SEBI, 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: 100
Total penalties: $144m
Median penalty: $474k
Largest: $55m
Criminal parallel: 12%

Action	Agency	Filed	Technique	Penalty	Status
Former Courtenay House director sentenced to 11 years imprisonment (ASIC, 2024)	ASIC	2024-09-02	Ponzi Schemes	—	judgment
SEBI v. Rajendra D. Shah and 35 others (NIFTY index options trades, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-08-30	Matched Orders , Wash Trading	—	judgment
SEC v. Drew Morgan Ciccarelli (pump and dump, 2024)	SEC	2024-08-30	Pump And Dump	—	judgment
SEC v. Nutra Pharma Corporation, et al. (unregistered distributions, 2024)	SEC	2024-08-30	Unregistered Distributions	$100k	judgment
SEC v. Shaohua (Michael) Yin, et al. (insider trading, 2024)	SEC	2024-08-30	Insider Trading	—	judgment
SEC v. Tanner S. Adam, Jonathan L. Adam, Triten Financial Group, LLC and GCZ Global LLC (ponzi schemes, 2024)	SEC	2024-08-30	Ponzi Schemes	—	filed
SEBI v. Jyoti Munver (preferential allotment without payment, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-08-30	Misleading Issuer Disclosure	—	dismissed
SEC v. Bernardo Mendia-Alcaraz and Toltec Capital LLC (2024)	SEC	2024-08-28		$2.2m	judgment
SEC v. Maggie Chen (insider trading, 2024)	SEC	2024-08-28	Insider Trading	$57.7k	settled
CFTC v. TOTSA TotalEnergies Trading SA (price manipulation, 2024)	CFTC	2024-08-27	Price Manipulation	$48m	settled
SEBI v. Rana Sugars Limited, Inder Pratap Singh Rana and others (fund diversion, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-08-27	Misleading Issuer Disclosure	—	judgment
SEC v. Dileep Murthy (insider trading, 2024)	SEC	2024-08-26	Insider Trading	$88k	settled
SEC v. Sound Point Capital Management LLP (2024)	SEC	2024-08-26		$1.8m	settled
SEBI v. Reliance Home Finance Limited, Anil D. Ambani and others (fund diversion, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-08-22	Misleading Issuer Disclosure	—	judgment
SEC v. FlowPoint Partners, LLC and Peter J. DeCaprio (2024)	SEC	2024-08-21		$290k	settled
SEC v. Wells Real Estate Investment, LLC, Janalie C. Bingham and Jean Joseph (ponzi schemes, 2024)	SEC	2024-08-20	Ponzi Schemes	—	filed
CFTC v. Raizen Energia SA and Raizen Trading SA (wash trading, 2024)	CFTC	2024-08-19	Wash Trading	$750k	judgment
SEBI v. 768 applicants (ISO Settlement Scheme 2024, reversal trades in BSE stock options)	SEBI (India)	2024-08-19	Wash Trading , Price Manipulation	—	settled
SEC v. Drive Planning, LLC and Russell Todd Burkhalter (ponzi schemes, 2024)	SEC	2024-08-14	Ponzi Schemes	—	filed
SEBI v. Naysar Parikh and Ronak Narendra Parikh (PNB Housing Finance settlement, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-08-13	Insider Trading	—	settled
SEBI v. Sidhant Chandalia (PNB Housing Finance settlement, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-08-13	Insider Trading	—	settled
SEC v. Robert Del Prete (insider trading, 2024)	SEC	2024-08-13	Insider Trading	—	judgment
SEC v. Stephen Durland (pump and dump, 2024)	SEC	2024-08-13	Pump And Dump	$230k	settled
SEC v. OTC Link LLC (suspicious activity reporting, 2024)	SEC	2024-08-12		$1.2m	settled
SEBI v. Sachin Bhogte and others (front running of Girik Wealth Advisors trades, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-08-09	Front Running	—	judgment
SEC v. Kevan Casey, Adrian James, Jonathan Friedlander and Robert Wheat (pump and dump, 2024)	SEC	2024-08-09	Pump And Dump , Undisclosed Control Blocks	—	filed
SEC v. Steven D. Targum et al. (insider trading, 2024)	SEC	2024-08-08	Insider Trading	$110k	settled
SEBI v. Binny Limited, M. Nandagopal and others (fund diversion and misstated accounts, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-07-31	Misleading Issuer Disclosure	—	judgment
SEC v. South Bay Acquisitions, LLC and John N. Matson (ponzi schemes, 2024)	SEC	2024-07-31	Ponzi Schemes	$1k	settled
SEBI v. Bhanu Katoch and others (JM Financial Mutual Fund NAV jump, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-07-31	Insider Trading	—	judgment
SEBI v. Omaxe Limited, Rohtas Goel and others (financial statement misstatements, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-07-30	Misleading Issuer Disclosure	—	judgment
SEBI v. Gaurav Singhal and Alka Jain (front running of Sapphire Intrex orders, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-07-30	Front Running	—	judgment
SEC v. Charles Baugh (insider trading, 2024)	SEC	2024-07-30	Insider Trading	$474k	settled
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
SEBI v. Vijay Mallya (routing of funds through UBS accounts into group-company shares, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-07-26	Undisclosed Control Blocks	—	judgment
AMF France v. Biosynex and others (insider trading, 2024)	AMF (France)	2024-07-25	Insider Trading	—	judgment
SEBI v. Greatdeal Finconsult Advisors LLP and others (Piramal Enterprises settlement, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-07-25	Insider Trading	—	settled
ASIC v. COFCO International Australia Pty Ltd (marking the close, 2024)	ASIC	2024-07-24	Marking The Close , Price Manipulation	—	filed
SEBI v. Prafulla Bhat and others (insider trading in Prakash Constrowell, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-07-24	Insider Trading	—	judgment
Charges laid in alleged Telegram ‘pump and dump’ conspiracy following ASIC investigation (ASIC, 2024)	ASIC	2024-07-23	Chat Group Pumps , Pump And Dump	—	judgment
SEC v. Robert Newell and Black Hawk Funding, Inc. (ponzi schemes, 2024)	SEC	2024-07-23	Ponzi Schemes	—	judgment
AMF France v. Parrot, M. Henri Seydoux and M. Gilles Labossière (insider trading and false information, 2024)	AMF (France)	2024-07-19	Misleading Issuer Disclosure , Insider Trading	—	judgment
SEC v. Ricardi Celicourt and Brisly Guillaume (ponzi schemes, 2024)	SEC	2024-07-19	Ponzi Schemes	—	settled
SEC v. Yossi Engel (ponzi schemes, 2024)	SEC	2024-07-19	Ponzi Schemes	—	judgment
AMF France v. Christophe Cambournac (insider trading, 2024)	AMF (France)	2024-07-17	Insider Trading	—	settled
AMF France v. Jennifer Ann Hubber (insider trading, 2024)	AMF (France)	2024-07-17	Insider Trading	—	settled
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	—	filed
SEBI v. Amit Kumar Rathi and others (Electrosteel Castings settlement, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-07-12	Insider Trading	—	settled
SEC v. Gene Daniel Levoff (insider trading, 2024)	SEC	2024-07-08	Insider Trading	$1.1m	judgment
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	$1.6m	judgment
SEC v. John J. Kralik V, JKV Capital, LLC and JKV LLC (2024)	SEC	2024-07-02		—	settled
SEC v. Adrian J. Kawuba (ponzi schemes, 2024)	SEC	2024-07-01	Ponzi Schemes	—	judgment
SEBI v. Syed Farman Haider and Sanya Haider (insider trading in DEN Networks, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-06-28	Insider Trading	—	judgment
SEBI v. Sanjay Dhingra and others (Kwality Limited financial statements, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-06-28	Misleading Issuer Disclosure	—	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 , Reverse Merger Schemes	$1m	settled
SEC v. Robert J. Schettino (insider trading, 2024)	SEC	2024-06-25	Insider Trading	$199k	settled
SEBI v. Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Chandra (alleged routing of funds into Unitech shares, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-06-21		—	dismissed
CFTC v. Trafigura (insider trading, 2024)	CFTC	2024-06-17	Insider Trading , Price Manipulation	$55m	judgment
SEC v. Giguiere et al. (undisclosed control blocks, 2024)	SEC	2024-06-13	Undisclosed Control Blocks , Matched Orders +1	$875k	judgment
SEC v. Janusz (John) Zukowski and Jerry Samaras (2024)	SEC	2024-06-13		$700k	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
SEBI v. Pradeep Baijnath Pandya and others (CNBC Awaaz, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-06-11	Analyst Manipulation , Front Running	—	judgment
SEC v. Marc Henry Menard and Laesha Jean-Louis (2024)	SEC	2024-06-11		$361k	judgment
SEC v. Anders J. Lindgren (insider trading, 2024)	SEC	2024-06-06	Insider Trading	$682k	settled
SEC v. HF Foods Group Inc. (2024)	SEC	2024-06-06		$3.9m	settled
SEC v. Andre Wong (insider trading, 2024)	SEC	2024-06-04	Insider Trading	$93.9k	settled
SEC v. Andreas Bechtolsheim (insider trading, 2024)	SEC	2024-06-03	Insider Trading	$924k	judgment
SEBI v. Vinod V. Sable and others (Svarnim Trade Udyog Ltd pump and dump, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-05-31	Social Media Ramps , Pump And Dump	—	judgment
SEBI v. Gaurav Dedhia and Kajal Savla (front running of institutional orders, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-05-31	Front Running	—	judgment
SEC v. Tyler Loudon (insider trading, 2024)	SEC	2024-05-31	Insider Trading	—	judgment
SEBI v. NNM Securities Pvt Ltd and others (Bhatia Communications & Retail (India) Ltd, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-05-30	Price Manipulation , Pump And Dump	—	judgment
SEBI v. TIL Ltd and others (financial statement fraud, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-05-30	Misleading Issuer Disclosure	—	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	—	dismissed
SEBI v. Nishil Surendra Marfatia and others (Alankit Ltd, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-05-22	Price Manipulation	—	judgment
SEBI v. Rajneesh Kumar and others (Superior Finlease Ltd pump and dump, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-05-22	Social Media Ramps , Pump And Dump	—	judgment
SEC v. Teresa Perez De Madrid (insider trading, 2024)	SEC	2024-05-21	Insider Trading	—	settled
SEC v. Kershner Trading Americas, LLC (rule 105 offering shorts, 2024)	SEC	2024-05-20	Rule 105 Offering Shorts	$812k	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	$2.3m	judgment
AMF France v. M. A, M. Clément Miserez and M. B (insider trading, 2024)	AMF (France)	2024-05-15	Insider Trading	—	judgment
SEC v. Nutra Pharma Corp. et al (unregistered distributions, 2024)	SEC	2024-05-15	Unregistered Distributions	$30k	judgment
CFTC v. Agridime LLC, Joshua Link and Jed Wood (ponzi schemes, 2024)	CFTC	2024-05-14	Ponzi Schemes	—	judgment
SEC v. Michael M. Beck and Helen Robinson (social media ramps, 2024)	SEC	2024-05-13	Social Media Ramps	$230k	judgment
SEC v. Tyrone Johnny Lacy, Jr. (free riding and parking, 2024)	SEC	2024-05-13	Free Riding And Parking	$25k	judgment
SEC v. Frank T. Poerio, Jr. (insider trading, 2024)	SEC	2024-05-10	Insider Trading	—	settled
SEC v. C-Bond Systems, Inc. and Scott Silverman (2024)	SEC	2024-05-09		$225k	settled
SEBI v. Arun Panchariya (Winsome Yarns GDR issue, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-05-07	Misleading Issuer Disclosure	—	judgment
SEBI v. Prakash Pusaram Laddha and others (Setubandhan Infrastructure Ltd, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-05-06	Misleading Issuer Disclosure	—	judgment
SEC v. Steven Masterson (insider trading, 2024)	SEC	2024-05-06	Insider Trading	$50k	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	$115k	settled
SEBI v. Arun Verma (SAIL insider trading, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-04-30	Insider Trading	—	settled
SEBI v. Chirag Tracom Pvt Ltd and others (Autumn Builders Ltd, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-04-30	Matched Orders , Price Manipulation	—	judgment
SEBI v. Hanif Kasambhai Shekh and Robert Resources Ltd (Telegram channel Safebulls, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-04-30	Social Media Ramps , Pump And Dump	—	judgment
SEBI v. Manpasand Beverages Ltd and others (financial statement fraud, 2024)	SEBI (India)	2024-04-30	Misleading Issuer Disclosure	—	judgment
SEC v. Sanjay Bhandari, Vinod Singhi, Rakesh Jain (insider trading, 2024)	SEC	2024-04-30	Insider Trading	$93.6k	settled