Securities and Exchange Commission v. Charles C. Liu et al

  1. August 17, 2016

    Judge Won't Throw Out SEC Case Over EB-5 Investors

    A California federal judge refused to throw out the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case alleging a couple gathered $27 million from Chinese investors in an EB-5 project they never built, saying Wednesday the details of the investment itself suggest fraud took place.

  2. August 12, 2016

    SEC Wants Business Defendants In EB-5 Suit Held In Contempt

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission urged a California federal court Thursday to issue an order to show cause why three corporate defendants should not be held in civil contempt for violating an order requesting financial documents in a case brought over an alleged $27 million scheme involving the EB-5 investor program.

  3. August 10, 2016

    Alleged EB-5 Scammer Says SEC Fraud Suit Lacks Detail

    A couple accused of scamming foreigners out of nearly $27 million for a proposed cancer center through the EB-5 immigrant investor program urged a California federal judge Monday to dismiss U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fraud claims against the wife, arguing they aren't specific enough.

  4. July 28, 2016

    Couple In EB-5 Probe Seek Shield Against Self-Incrimination

    A couple the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accused of using the EB-5 immigrant investor program to scam nearly $27 million from Chinese investors in a cancer clinic asked a California federal judge Wednesday to free them from disclosing financial documents and investor funds they say could be incriminating.

  5. July 13, 2016

    Alleged EB-5 Scammer Says Investors Weren't After Cash

    A married couple accused by the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission of scamming Chinese investors out of $27 million with a false promise to build a cancer treatment center through the immigrant investor program asked a California judge Tuesday to throw the case out, arguing they had not committed securities fraud because their investors were seeking visas, not profits.

  6. July 12, 2016

    SEC Wins Asset Freeze In $27M EB-5 Scam Suit

    A California federal judge froze the assets of a married couple and their proposed cancer treatment center Monday after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accused them of scamming Chinese investors out of nearly $27 million by promising to build the facility through the immigrant investor program.