CFTC announces record enforcement year—and departure of enforcement head
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Aaron Nicodemus2020-10-07T15:42:00
On the same day the CFTC celebrated a record-breaking 113 enforcement actions in fiscal year 2020, the agency also announced the impending departure of Enforcement Director James McDonald.
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