USA v. Sethi

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Case Number:

1:14-cr-00485

Court:

Illinois Northern

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  1. February 21, 2017

    EB-5 Fraudster Sentenced To 3 Years In $160M Scheme

    A Chicago-area man who admitted to defrauding Chinese investors out of $160 million through the federal government's EB-5 visa program in a scheme prosecutors said was the largest EB-5 fraud to date was sentenced to three years in prison Tuesday.

  2. December 12, 2016

    EB-5 Fraudster Urges Ill. Judge To Bypass Prison Time

    A Chicago-area man who pled guilty to charges he used the EB-5 visa program to persuade nearly 300 Chinese nationals to invest nearly $160 million in a fake convention center and hotel project near the city urged an Illinois federal judge Friday not to sentence him to prison.

  3. November 28, 2016

    Gov't Seeks Up to 8 Years In Prison For EB-5 Fraudster

    Prosecutors have asked an Illinois federal judge to sentence a Chicago-area man to between six and eight years in prison for swindling nearly 300 investors out of $160 million through the government's EB-5 visa program, calling it the largest fraud involving the program to date.

  4. November 18, 2016

    Man Convicted In $160M Visa Fraud Hopes To Avoid Jail

    Attorneys for a Chicago man who pled guilty to defrauding a group of Chinese investors out of nearly $160 million asked an Illinois federal judge not to sentence him to prison, portraying him as an ambitious but inexperienced young man taken advantage of by advisers.

  5. June 24, 2016

    Chicago Co. Files For Bankruptcy Amid $160M Visa Fraud Case

    A Chicago company at the center of a $160 million scheme to defraud a group of foreign investors with a fake convention center project filed for bankruptcy Thursday as the company and its leadership face financial penalties from regulators and a related criminal case.

  6. January 12, 2016

    Chicago Man Pleads Guilty To $160M Visa Scheme

    A Chicago man faces 20 years in prison after he pled guilty Tuesday to charges he used a U.S. visa program to persuade a group of Chinese nationals to invest nearly $160 million in a fake convention center and hotel project near the city.