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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has ordered former Congressman George Santos to pay over $35,000 and face a three-year trading ban for manipulating event contracts tied to his State of the Union attendance.
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The CFTC has finalized supplemental consent orders against former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang, resolving civil fraud actions with trading and registration bans.
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has settled charges against Gabriel Perez for insider trading on event contracts using non-public government information.
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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has granted the CFTC summary judgment against James R. Velissaris, imposing a $2.2 million civil penalty and permanent market bans over a swap valuation scheme.
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed lawsuits against Arizona, Connecticut, and Illinois to defend its exclusive regulatory jurisdiction over event contracts and prediction markets.
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The UK FCA and the Solicitors Regulation Authority have issued a joint warning to claims management companies and law firms handling motor finance commission claims, targeting duplicate representations and unfair exit fees.
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has named former federal prosecutor and white-collar defense attorney David I. Miller as its new Director of Enforcement.
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael S. Selig has appointed Alan Brubaker as the agency's new Director of the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs.
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has appointed Mel Gunewardena as Director of the Office of International Affairs and Senior Markets Advisor to Chairman Michael S. Selig.
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The FCA and PRA have selected six banks and building societies for the first cohort of their joint Scale-up Unit, aimed at helping innovative firms navigate regulatory processes.
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The CFTC issued an interpretive letter confirming that Morgan Stanley's internal reorganization does not affect the legacy status of its swaps under margin and clearing rules.
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has officially designated Xchange Alpha LLC as a designated contract market under the Commodity Exchange Act.
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