# Virginia-Based Financial Investments, Inc. Ordered to Pay $130,000 Fine to Settle CFTC Charges of Repeatedly Failing to File Commodity Pool Annual Reports on Time

> CFTC release 5867-10 · 2010-08-06 · **Commodity pool fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5867-10
- **Release date:** 2010-08-06
- **Type:** Commodity pool fraud
- **Title:** Virginia-Based Financial Investments, Inc. Ordered to Pay $130,000 Fine to Settle CFTC Charges of Repeatedly Failing to File Commodity Pool Annual Reports on Time
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5867-10

## What this is

CFTC enforcement actions cover derivatives + commodities + crypto fraud cases. The Commission charges market participants under the Commodity Exchange Act for spoofing, manipulation, fraud, wash trades, registration violations, and pool-operator misconduct. Most actions settle with restitution + civil money penalty + a bar/suspension.


## Citation

> US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, press release 5867-10, "Virginia-Based Financial Investments, Inc. Ordered to Pay $130,000 Fine to Settle CFTC Charges of Repeatedly Failing to File Commodity Pool Annual Reports on Time", 2010-08-06. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-06 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5867-10.

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