CFTC obtains consent judgment against Andrew Middlebrooks and EIA All Weather Alpha Fund I Partners over commodity pool fraud
The CFTC announced on 1 May 2026 that the U.S.
At a glance
- The Eastern District of Michigan entered a consent order against Andrew Middlebrooks and EIA All Weather Alpha Fund I Partners LLC, per CFTC press release 9225-26, 1 May 2026.
- The order permanently bans the defendants from trading for others, soliciting funds, and CFTC registration; restitution of $34,346,948 was ordered in the related criminal case.
- Middlebrooks was sentenced in 2025 to eight years and four months in prison in the parallel criminal proceeding.
VERDICT — CONFIRMED
The CFTC announced on 1 May 2026 that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan entered a consent order against Andrew Middlebrooks and his Detroit-area firm EIA All Weather Alpha Fund I Partners LLC.
Per the press release, the defendants operated a fraudulent commodity pool from mid-2017 through April 2022, making false statements about profitability despite significant losses, exaggerating assets under management, falsely claiming outside audits, and issuing falsified account statements to dozens of participants. The order imposes permanent trading, solicitation, and CFTC registration bans; $34,346,948 in restitution was ordered in the related criminal case, in which Middlebrooks was sentenced in 2025 to eight years and four months in prison.
The CFTC's civil complaint was filed in August 2022, with parallel DOJ criminal charges following in October 2022.
Key facts on file
- The Eastern District of Michigan entered a consent order against Andrew Middlebrooks and EIA All Weather Alpha Fund I Partners LLC, per CFTC press release 9225-26, 1 May 2026.
- The order permanently bans the defendants from trading for others, soliciting funds, and CFTC registration; restitution of $34,346,948 was ordered in the related criminal case.
- Middlebrooks was sentenced in 2025 to eight years and four months in prison in the parallel criminal proceeding.
