GAO Faults CFTC

The most likely path is that GAO finds the 80% drop reflects management choices, staffing gaps, and a shift toward self-reporting incentives rather than a collapse in fraud activity. Congress uses the report to press Chairman Brian Quintenz and enforcement chief Brian Young for measurable restoration of fraud enforcement.

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