Securities and Exchange Commission v. Edward Chen et al
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2:17-cv-06929
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November 20, 2018
$25.8M Ordered Returned To Defrauded Chinese Investors
A California federal judge ordered a group of companies and two individuals Monday to pay back a total of $25.8 million the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said they fraudulently raised from Chinese investors looking to get green cards through the EB-5 visa program.
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May 16, 2018
Cos. In $22.5M EB-5 Fraud Row Barred From Selling Securities
A California federal judge on Wednesday permanently restrained from selling securities two companies that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission claims participated in a scheme to fraudulently raise $22.5 million from Chinese investors looking to obtain green cards through the federal EB-5 visa program.
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March 07, 2018
SEC Says Couple Can't Escape Claims Of $22.5M EB-5 Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission urged a California federal court Tuesday not to dismiss its suit against a husband and wife team it claims fraudulently raised $22.5 million from Chinese investors looking to obtain green cards through the federal EB-5 visa program.
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January 25, 2018
SEC's EB-5 Visa 'Sham' Suit Is Out Of Line, Calif. Man Says
A man who allegedly orchestrated two fraudulent securities offerings that raised $22.5 million from Chinese investors looking to obtain green cards through the federal EB-5 visa program urged a California federal court Wednesday to toss the government's case against him, arguing the investments were not motivated by profit and thus fell outside securities fraud laws.
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September 28, 2017
SEC Accuses Calif. Couple Of EB-5 Investment 'Sham'
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday that it has taken action in California federal court to halt what it described as a husband-and-wife duo's scheme involving two fraudulent securities offerings that raised $22.5 million from Chinese investors looking to obtain green cards through the federal government's EB-5 immigrant investor program.