These past 2 weeks, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued press releases on no fewer than 8 enforcement cases - one involving a nationwide forex sweep;  another involving a commodity pool Ponzi scheme. 

• 02/04/2011:  CFTC Wins Commodity Fraud Trial.  [PR 5980-11]

• 02/03/2011:  NY-Based Individual and his company, Northstar International Group, Agree to Pay $11 Million to Settle CFTC Fraud Charges.  [PR 5979-11]

• 02/02/2011:  MN-Based Individual and his company, Crossfire Trading, LLC, Ordered to Pay $84 Million in Disgorgement, Civil Penalties, over Multi-Million Dollar Commodity Pool Ponzi Scheme.   [PR 5978-11]

• 01/31/2011:  Court Freezes Assets of 2 Individuals and their respective firms - Winsome Investment Trust; US Ventures LC.  [PR 5976-11]

• 01/26/2011:  CFTC Orders IL Traders and Daniels Trading Group to Pay $2 Million and Face Trading Prohibition, for Violating Commodity Speculative Position Limits and Concealing Material Facts from CME Group.  [PR 5975-11]

• 01/26/2011:  CFTC Forex Sweep Leads to 14 Lawsuits.  [PR 5974-11]

• 01/25/2011:   Court Orders FL-Based Individual and his company, Diamond Ventures LLC, to Pay over $4 Million in Restitution, Civil Penalties re:  Multi-Million Dollar Forex Fraud.  [PR 5971-11]

• 01/24/2011: CFTC Charges AZ Individual with Operating Forex Ponzi Scheme.  [PR 5970-11]

For complete details on these and other cases, go to:   [CFTC Press Releases, 1/24 to 2/4]    Also note that certain of the cases may be reported by C-I in separate postings.