Securities And Exchange Commission v. San Francisco Regional Center LLC et al

  1. March 08, 2022

    9th Circ. Revives Pritzker Levine $2.7M EB-5 Fraud Fee Claim

    A Ninth Circuit panel found on Monday Pritzker Levine LLP is entitled to a payout from a $25 million fund it helped amass to pay out foreign investors caught up in an EB-5 visa fraud scheme, ordering the district court to recalculate the firm's fee award.

  2. November 06, 2020

    Receiver, Calif. Co. Reach $7M Deal In EB-5 Fraud Suit

    A receiver overseeing assets from companies tied to an alleged EB-5 visa fraud scheme asked a California federal judge Thursday to approve a $7 million settlement with one of the involved companies and its three co-owners.

  3. July 06, 2020

    After High Court's Liu Ruling, Calif. Co. Seeks SEC Relief

    A health care company and its partial owners asked a California federal judge to review a $5.4 million disgorgement order they face in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission suit, arguing the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Liu decision might mean they should be on the hook for only half that amount.

  4. April 14, 2020

    Alleged EB-5 Fraudster's Associates Fight State Claims

    Three individuals who intervened in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission suit over an EB-5 visa fraud scheme challenged a bid by the alleged fraudster's receiver to sue them in California state court for their purported participation in the scheme, arguing that the receiver has no jurisdiction.

  5. April 03, 2020

    SEC Rips Boutique Firm's Bid For $3M From EB-5 Receiver

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told a California federal judge that a boutique law firm is trying to get $3 million in fees from the receivership estate for an EB-5 investment fraud scheme simply for getting the receiver appointed.

  6. January 11, 2019

    Calif. Co. Must Pay $24M For Role In EB-5 Fraud Scheme

    A California business must fork over $23.9 million for its involvement in an EB-5 investment fraud scheme, a federal judge ruled Thursday, holding the business and a San Francisco EB-5 visa regional center liable for violating securities laws.

  7. October 19, 2018

    SEC Seeks $24M From San Francisco Cos. For EB-5 Fraud

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday urged a California federal judge to seek more than $23.9 million from companies owned by a businessman who had been accused of misappropriating funds through an EB-5 scheme, telling the judge that the alleged fraud was "not in dispute."

  8. July 17, 2018

    Intervenors Accused Of 'Hijacking' EB-5 Fraud Estate Sale

    The receiver overseeing an estate related to the settlement of an EB-5 visa fraud scheme urged a California federal judge Tuesday to deny an attempt by intervenors in the case to sell one of the estate's health care facilities, calling it an effort to "hijack" the proceedings.

  9. December 19, 2017

    Wendel Rosen Awarded $151K In EB-5 Fraud Scheme Suit

    A California federal judge granted more than $151,000 in attorneys' fees and costs to Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP for its role as receiver counsel in a suit accusing a businessman of misusing funds from $107 million he raised from Chinese nationals through the EB-5 immigrant investor program.

  10. May 16, 2017

    Cos. Can't Escape EB-5 Fraud Scheme Suit, Judge Rules

    A California federal judge has denied a bid by two companies to ditch a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission suit accusing a businessman of misappropriating funds raised through the EB-5 immigrant investor program, saying the SEC's allegations also target the companies.

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