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Immigration

May 31, 2017

US seeks property forfeiture in alleged $50M EB-5 visa fraud operation

In the latest crackdown on EB-5 visa fraud, the Central District U.S. attorney's office filed nine civil complaints last week against a San Gabriel-based attorney and her father, seeking the forfeiture of nine properties that were allegedly purchased with ill-gotten funds collected from Chinese citizens.

By Eli Wolfe
Daily Journal Staff Writer

In the latest crackdown on EB-5 visa fraud, the Central District U.S. attorney's office filed nine civil complaints last week against a San Gabriel-based attorney and her father, seeking the forfeiture of several properties that were allegedly purchased with ill-gotten funds collected from Chinese citizens.

The government said the nearly decadelong scheme raked in more than ...

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