CFTC Releases Annual Enforcement Results For Fiscal Year 2016 - Agency Filed 68 Enforcement Cases And Achieved $1.29 Billion In Monetary Sanctions Ordered - Highlights Include Successful Bench And Jury Trials, Issuance Of Largest Whistleblower Award, And Significant Cases Brought Pursuant To Dodd-Frank Authority

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today released the agency’s enforcement results for fiscal year (FY) 2016. In the fiscal year that ended in September, the CFTC filed 68 enforcement actions, which addressed a sweeping range of misconduct and market harm, and obtained orders totaling approximately $1.29 billion in restitution, disgorgement, and penalties.