Securities and Exchange Commission v. Quiros et al

  1. April 06, 2017

    Ex-Jay Peak Attys Can't Step Into $350M EB-5 Case

    A Florida federal judge denied a request by Jay Peak resort owner Ariel Quiros' former attorneys to intervene in a $350 million EB-5 visa suit against Quiros, finding Thursday it would not be proper for the nonparties to voice their concerns in the case.

  2. March 30, 2017

    Alleged EB-5 Fraudster Asks To Swap Attys In $350M SEC Suit

    Jay Peak resort owner Ariel Quiros has asked to swap out his counsel in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's $350 million EB-5 visa suit against him, requesting a Florida federal court allow León Cosgrove LLC and Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP to leave the action.

  3. February 23, 2017

    Jay Peak Owner Slams Bid To Toss Defenses In EB-5 Suit

    Jay Peak resort owner Ariel Quiros hit back Wednesday against the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission's bid to strike his affirmative defenses in a $350 million EB-5 visa investment fraud case in Florida federal court, arguing that he doesn't yet have to prove the defenses.

  4. February 07, 2017

    Trial Date Set In Blockbuster $350M EB-5 Fraud Row

    A Florida federal judge on Tuesday set a September 2018 trial date in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's $350 million EB-5 visa investment fraud case against the owner and CEO of Vermont ski resort Jay Peak.

  5. January 05, 2017

    Bar Against Securities Abuse Issued In $350M EB-5 Fraud Row

    A Florida federal judge signed off Wednesday on an unopposed motion to permanently bar the corporate entities involved in the Jay Peak resort $350 million EB-5 visa investment fraud suit from violating various federal securities regulations.

  6. December 21, 2016

    Quiros Appeals Injunction In SEC's $350M EB-5 Fraud Case

    Jay Peak resort owner Ariel Quiros indicated Tuesday that he is asking the Eleventh Circuit to reverse a Florida judge's issuance of a preliminary injunction barring Quiros from the securities market as part of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's $350 million EB-5 visa investment fraud suit.

  7. November 23, 2016

    Jay Peak Resort Receiver Wants $1.9M In Fees

    The receiver placed in charge of Jay Peak ski resort owner Ariel Quiros' frozen assets asked a Florida judge for $1.9 million of those assets to pay his expenses, saying Tuesday the attorneys and accountants dealing with the fallout from Quiros' alleged $350 million EB-5 visa investment fraud have gone more than half a year without pay.

  8. November 21, 2016

    SEC Wins Injunction Against Quiros In $350M Fraud Case

    A Florida judge Monday granted the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's motion for a preliminary injunction blocking Jay Peak resort owner Ariel Quiros from any involvement in the securities market, calling the commission's case in a $350 million EB-5 visa investment fraud suit "compelling."

  9. October 20, 2016

    Jay Peak Resort Owner Gets Fraction Of Attys' Fee Request

    A Florida federal judge on Thursday approved a fraction of the attorneys' fees Jay Peak ski resort owner Ariel Quiros requested in his contentious fight over unfreezing assets to pay for his defense in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's $350 million EB-5 visa suit.

  10. October 19, 2016

    $13.3M Citibank Deal OK'd In Jay Peak EB-5 Suit

    A Florida federal judge on Tuesday approved Citibank's $13.3 million settlement with a group of EB-5 foreign investors whose funds were part of more than $200 million allegedly misused by the owner of Vermont ski resort Jay Peak, agreeing with the investors that they have a right to a portion of the settlement funds.