To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In a coordinated enforcement action with the DOJ, the CFTC filed and simultaneously settled charges against Vitol Inc., the U.S. affiliate of one of the world’s largest energy trading firms. This marks the CFTC’s first foray into enforcing conduct related to foreign corrupt practices after publishing an advisory press release on this issue in March 2019. The CFTC brought the charges under 17 C.F.R. Section 180.1, the Agency’s general anti-fraud provision, which prohibits the employment of manipulative devices, schemes or artif...