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CFTC charges commodity, crypto pool operator with $14M fraud

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The CFTC has launched a rare crypto-related enforcement action against a commodity pool operator.

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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued a North Carolina man over an alleged commodity pool.

The agency alleged that investors sent millions of dollars after hearing claims of successful trading.

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Registration claims

The complaint said the company failed to register as required by federal commodities law.

The regulator asked the court for penalties, restitution and a permanent trading ban.