Federal Trade Commission v. Yu Lin

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Case overview

Case Number:

22-1738

Court:

Appellate - 4th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

2890 Other Statutory Actions

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  1. April 19, 2023

    4th Circ. Won't Let Investors Intervene In Belize Scam Case

    The Fourth Circuit has ruled that 14 individual investors and a family-owned corporation who sought to intervene in a Federal Trade Commission action involving a real estate scam known as Sanctuary Belize were too late in filing their request to get involved in the case.

  2. November 02, 2022

    4th Circ. Denies Operators' Appeal In Sanctuary Belize Scam

    The Fourth Circuit in a mixed ruling has effectively upheld the entirety of a district court's $120.2 million final judgment against the operators of the purported luxury Sanctuary Belize development, knocking down their challenges to a slew of judicial decisions.

  3. October 25, 2022

    FTC Urges 4th Circ. To Toss Investors From Belize Scam Case

    The Federal Trade Commission has asked the Fourth Circuit to deny a bid by a group of investors to intervene in the agency's settled case over the Sanctuary Belize real estate scam that swindled American consumers, saying they passed up multiple opportunities to enter the litigation.

  4. August 22, 2022

    Investors Seek 4th Circ.'s Help In FTC's Belize Scam Case

    Multiple investors have asked the Fourth Circuit to help them recoup $1.95 million in litigation over the purported luxury development Sanctuary Belize that the Federal Trade Commission says swindled American consumers, arguing that a lower court erred when spurning their intervention bid.