Entries by Christopher J. Polito

Energy Enforcement Update

This week’s enforcement update covers: FERC issues 2018 Report on Enforcement showing continued focus on fraud and market manipulation; CFTC Enforcement Director discusses Enforcement trends and CFTC releases Annual Report […]

Energy Enforcement Update

This week’s enforcement update covers: CFTC announces Insider Trading & Information Protection Task Force; FERC approves settlement with Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. related to capacity payments; Second Circuit upholds New York […]

Energy Enforcement Update

This week’s enforcement update covers: Commodity Trading Adviser (CTA) violation settled with CFTC; CFTC and Kraft file motions for summary judgment; CFTC files 12 enforcement actions addressing registration, position limits, […]

Energy Enforcement Update

This week’s enforcement update covers: FERC issues Order Approving ENPM Stipulation and Consent Agreement; Footprint Elects De Novo Review in FERC Show Cause Proceeding; CFTC Announces Its Largest Ever Whistleblower […]

Energy Enforcement Update

This week’s enforcement update covers: FERC Enforcement Staff presents the 2018 Summer Energy Market and Reliability Assessment; CFTC Staff issues report assessing market impacts of LNG; CFTC Commissioner Behnam discusses […]

Energy Enforcement Update

This week’s enforcement update covers: FERC files opposition to Powhatan and Chen motion to dismiss amended complaint; Judge denies CFTC motion to compel based on agreement of parties; FERC extends […]

Energy Enforcement Update

This week’s enforcement update covers: Powhatan and Chen file motion to dismiss FERC’s amended complaint; FERC and Silkman/CES file motions for summary judgment regarding statute of limitations; FERC Staff finds no […]

Energy Enforcement Update

This week’s enforcement update covers: CFTC orders Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. to pay $70 million penalty for attempted manipulation of ISDAFIX benchmark; CFTC and DOJ announce spoofing charges against banks […]