- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2023-10-12T14:00:00
A commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) accused Goldman Sachs of perpetuating a corporate culture that tolerates repeated violations of the agency’s rules.
Christy Goldsmith Romero issued a concurring statement in response to the agency’s $30 million fine levied against Goldman Sachs on Sept. 29 for swaps reporting violations. She noted the firm has allegedly violated CFTC rules four times in the past 18 months, with each case resulting in financial penalties.
“As a longstanding federal enforcement official, I am significantly concerned that Goldman is a repeat defendant in federal enforcement cases,” Goldsmith Romero said. “Goldman has a long history of violating federal laws, getting caught, and then settling with federal agencies.”
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission solidified its view that it should be a primary regulator of cryptocurrencies with a record amount of cases regarding the digital asset space in fiscal year 2023.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will consider increasing its enforcement penalties in certain cases to deter future violations of commodities law and punish repeat offenders.
Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America agreed to pay penalties totaling $53 million across settlements with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission addressing alleged swap reporting failures among their respective affiliates.
Block, the owner of Cash App and Square, will pay $175 million to settle allegations that its lax consumer protection practices put customers at high risk of fraud, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said.
Two large data brokers, Mobilewalla and Gravy Analytics, collected billions of records containing sensitive geolocation and personal data of millions of people, and then sold it without their consent, the Federal Trade Commission said.
Cannabis hedge fund Navy Capital Green Management agreed to pay $150,000 to settle charges levied by the Securirties and Exchange Commission that the firm misled investors about its AML/CFT policies and allowed a sanctioned Russian oligarch to invest.
