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24-news-press-things · 9 months ago

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AMERICAN FRAUDSTERS ATTEMPT TO BULLY BLITZ

While in 2023 an investigation led by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in collaboration with multiple international media partners, did unveil the widespread abuse of citizenship by investment programs in the Caribbean, particularly in Dominica, and where the probe shed light on the intricate web of fraudulent schemes that allowed criminals to secure citizenship in exchange for substantial investments, tarnishing the reputation of these programs, one of the prime accused in the investigation was Danhong “Jean” Chen, an immigration lawyer from Atherton, California, who was indicted in 2018 for orchestrating a fraudulent scheme with her husband. The couple amassed over US$12 million by embezzling funds from foreign investors seeking US residency over nearly a decade. Chen’s escape from the US using a Dominican passport under an assumed name – Maria Sofia Taylor – raised serious questions about the program’s oversight and due diligence protocols.

On October 30, 2023, Blitz published a report giving details of the matter, on February 1, 2024 – more than two months of publication of it, a suspicious email was received by this newspaper from an individual named Shifeng Yue, who pretended to be a lawyer.

Dear Editor,

Upon examination, the following URLs is untrue and contain defaming content regarding my client Law Offices of Jean D. Chen. Please remove defaming images.

Thank you.

Shifeng Yue

Attorney at Law

Mission Pacific Global Law Group

226 Airport Parkway Suite 600

San Jose, CA 95110.

In addition to sending such ridiculous emails directly to newspaper, the individuals involved in visa scams and connections with controversial citizenship and passport selling ventures of Dominica and other Caribbean island nations, have also been attempting to get news links removed from Google search by employing ‘Reputation Management Firms’ through pressing fictitious copyright claims under the under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act. While searching information on Danhong “Jean” Chen (Jean Danhong Chen, age 54), alias Maria Sofia Taylor and her business partner Jianyun “Tony” Ye (Tony Jianyun Ye, age 51), the Google search result says: “In response to multiple complaints that we received under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we have removed 8 results from this page. If you wish, you may read the DMCA complaints that caused the removals at LumenDatabase.org: Complaint, Complaint”.

Danhong Jean Chen alias Maria Sofia Taylor with Michelle Obama It may be mentioned here that most of the criminals looking to getting contents removed from Google search engine are using Tumblr for creating back-dated posts on this site for their attempted copyright claims.

According to the US Department of Justice (DoJ) Danhong “Jean” Chen (54), alias Maria Sofia Taylor and her business partner Jianyun “Tony” Ye (51) “submitted to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fraudulent documents that contained false signatures and falsely described how applicants would qualify for the EB-5 program”. They were charged under the US penal codes on allegations of visa fraud, obstruction of Justice, and aggravated identity theft.

Immediately after completion of investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and before being indicted by the US court, Danhong “Jean Chan (54) fled the United States and became a naturalized citizen of Dominica in October 2018. She might have used a different name – Maria Sofia Taylor while buying Dominica citizenship.

It may be mentioned here that on March 26, 2019, the United States Attorney’s Office in a press release titled ‘Owner Of South Bay Law Firm And Office Manager Charged With Committing Large-Scale Immigration Visa Fraud’ said:

A federal grand jury indicted Danhong “Jean” Chen, a/k/a Maria Sofia Taylor, and her business partner Jianyun “Tony” Ye in connection with an immigration visa fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett, Securities and Exchange Commission Office of the Inspector General, Inspector General Carl Hoecker. The 14-count indictment, filed March 7, 2019, and unsealed late yesterday, alleges the defendants committed visa fraud and related crimes to obtain immigration benefits for more than 100 foreign investors through the government’s Employment-Based Immigration Fifth Preference, or “EB-5,” visa program.

According to the indictment, Chen, 54, of Atherton, was the sole partner at the Law Offices of Jean D. Chen, which held itself out as specializing in immigration law. Ye, 51, also of Atherton, was formerly married to Chen and held himself out as the manager of Chen’s law office. The indictment alleges Chen and Ye prepared and submitted to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fraudulent documents that contained false signatures and falsely described how applicants would qualify for the EB-5 program.

Under the EB-5 program, foreign nationals may obtain permanent United States residency, commonly known as “green card” status, by investing in qualifying American businesses. Alien investors who comply with program requirements initially receive a grant of conditional permanent residency status for a two-year period. After two years, the alien investor can petition for permanent residency. To obtain permanent residency status, the applicant’s investment must amount to $500,000 if made in certain geographical areas with low employment rates; if the investment is not in a designated low-employment area, the investment must amount to a minimum of $1,000,000. In addition, under the EB-5 program, applicants may make use of “regional centers.” Entrepreneurs seeking investments for American businesses may establish regional centers to promote investment opportunities and make such opportunities available to EB-5 applicants. The regional centers generally promote investment opportunities within designated geographic areas. The Law Offices of Jean D. Chen represented clients who invested a total of approximately $52,000,000 into projects under the EB-5 program.

In this case, the indictment describes steps taken by Chen and Ye to fraudulently obtain immigration benefits through the EB-5 program on behalf of their clients. First, the indictment alleges that Chen and Ye falsified documents to hide the true ownership and nature of a regional center. Specifically, the indictment alleges that in 2014, Chen and Ye purchased the Golden State Regional Center and other entities, and almost immediately after the purchase, transferred ownership to a straw owner. The person to whom the entity was transferred did not know she was being named as the owner. Also, Chen and Ye filed papers with USCIS, requesting that the government continue to recognize Golden State Regional Center as a regional center qualified to promote EB-5 investment within the South Bay. The papers contained false signatures of the purported straw owner. Second, defendants prepared and submitted falsified EB-5 applications. For example, visa applications contained false signatures of the purported straw owner, false statements about the extent to which the Law Offices of Jean D. Chen represented both the investor and Golden State Regional Center, and false statements about the manner in which investor funds would be used.

The indictment also charges defendants with obstruction of justice related to investigations being conducted by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the FBI. On October 18, 2018, the SEC filed a civil complaint against Chen, Ye, and other individuals and entities, alleging, among other things, that Chen and Ye improperly solicited investments and committed other violations of law. The indictment alleges that during the course of the SEC’s investigation, defendants made demands of the straw owner of Golden State Regional Center that she provide false answers to SEC investigators. Further, the defendants allegedly logged onto someone else’s email account and deleted emails relevant to the FBI’s investigation into the visa fraud.

In sum, Chen and Ye both are charged with ten counts of visa fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1546(a); one count of obstruction of justice, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1505; one count of obstruction of justice, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(3); and one count of aggravated identity theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028A. In addition, Ye is charged with one count of identity theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1018(a)(7).

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thenewsmarkets · 6 years ago

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Atherton Duo Indicted, Accused Of Visa Fraud

A federal grand jury indicted two Atherton residents in connection with an immigration visa fraud scheme, the U.S. Attorney's Office reported Tuesday.

Danhong “Jean” Chen, also known as Maria Sofia Taylor, and her business partner Jianyun “Tony” Ye face a 14-count indictment filed March 7 that alleges the defendants committed visa fraud and related crimes to obtain immigration benefits for more than 100 foreign investors through the government’s Employment-Based Immigration Fifth Preference program called EB-5.

According to the indictment, Chen, 54, who runs the Law Offices of Jean D. Chen, and Ye, her 51-year-old former husband and office manager prepared and submitted to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services fraudulent documents that contained false signatures and deceived the system in how the applicants would qualify for the EB-5 program.

Under the program, foreign nationals may obtain permanent U.S. residency, commonly known as “green card” status, by investing in qualifying American businesses. Alien investors who comply with program requirements initially receive a grant of permanent residency with conditions for a two-year period. After two years, alien investors may petition for permanent residency with a certain monetary threshold and other conditions depending on location and if regional centers are used.

Chen and Ye falsified supportive documents in falsely classifying their office as a regional center.

The indictment also charges defendants with obstruction of justice related to the investigations conducted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

The duo is charged with and accused of visa fraud, obstruction of justice and aggravated identity theft.

Ye pleaded not guilty Monday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen and was released on a $750,000 bond. His next scheduled appearance is for a hearing set on May 15.

Chen remains at large. According to court documents, Chen became a naturalized citizen of Dominica last October and left the United States about the same time the SEC filed its complaint against her. It is believed she is using her alias name.

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24-press-news · 6 years ago

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加州知名华人移民律师 #陈丹虹

加州知名华人移民律师 #陈丹虹(Jean Danhong Chen)，因涉嫌投资移民欺诈被起诉。陈律师是当之无愧的社会名流，给媒体移民专栏撰稿，定期在斯坦福大学、伯克利大学举办移民知识巡回讲座。和陈丹虹常来常往的，多为社会名流，例如钢琴大师殷承宗、著名艺人曾志伟。陈律师跟美国主流政界可是称兄道弟。

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todaypatch · 1 year ago

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in Dominica, the great slippage of golden pports

The small town of Atherton, in San Francisco Bay (California), is popular with renowned athletes, successful Silicon Valley billionaires and prominent politicians. It is more surprising that in 2013, Danhong “Jean” Chen had the means to afford a dream villa with her husband for nearly $6 million (5.7 million euros), given her income as an immigration lawyer.

The little local mystery was finally dispelled following a long investigation by the SEC, the American financial markets watchdog, which unraveled the gigantic scam set up by the couple to am at least $12 million by embezzling money from foreign investors seeking to obtain a residence permit in the United States, for almost a decade.

The day after his indictment, October 18, 2018, Mr.me Chen managed to leave the United States thanks to an umed name, Maria Sofia Taylor, written on her Dominican pport. The lawyer, however, has no ties with Dominica, a little Caribbean confetti stuck between Guadeloupe and Martinique: to escape American justice, she secretly bought this second citizenship a few weeks earlier, as part of a pport of convenience program implemented by the island. And it is far from being an isolated case.

Thousands of people have acquired Dominican nationality in this way by taking advantage of the program “citizenship by investment” (CBI, “citizenship through investment”). This system, set up by the government in 1993, allows any foreign national to acquire a pport in less than three months, on the sole condition of paying $100,000 or investing double that amount in the economy. local, without even having to set foot on the island.

For the first time, a joint investigation by World, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) consortium, the American NGO Government Accountability Project and a dozen partner media shed light on the abuses of this pport of convenience program. For more than a year, journalists pored over a list of 7,700 recent holders of Dominican pports, compiled from public sources and court documents.

Circumvention of sanctions to broadcast La Liga

Among these thousands of new Dominicans – often entire families coming mainly from China, Russia and Middle Eastern countries – we find a litany of criminals and crooks of all kinds: Taiwanese fraudsters, Azeri oligarchs, a former Afghan minister accused of war crimes and torture, a senior officer in Gaddafi’s Libya, former spies, financial fraudsters and even Russian billionaires under sanctions and arms dealers. The list also contains many senior public officials: two central bank governors and a former head of Saddam Hussein’s nuclear program alongside Samir Rifaï, the former Jordanian prime minister (2009-2011), who had nevertheless declared a few years ago years he didn’t love “not, from a personal point of view and in general, that a Jordanian has another nationality”.

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zuckermanlaws · 8 years ago

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SEC charges law firm with EB-5 fraud scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s complaint alleges that several people connected with the Law Offices of Jean D. Chen acted in concert to swindle foreign investors — who contribute $500,000 to a project — seeking permanent residence in the country. Named in the complaint were the law firm’s owner, Jean Danhong Chen; as well as her husband, Tony Jianyun Ye; and personal friend, Kuansheng Chen.

According to the complaint, Chen and Ye routinely advised their clients to invest in an EB-5 regional center that the couple secretly operated.. Another individual, Kai Hao Robinson, posed as the manager.

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thecitizensnews · 6 years ago

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This Week In Securities Litigation (Week ending October 19, 2018)

Technology related issues were front and center this week. The Commission announced that it has launched a new Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology. The Hub will serve as an interface between the agency and the public on fintech related issues. It appears to be similar to LabCFTC and other fintech initiatives launched by regulators in other countries.

The Commission also focused on cyber security issues and their relationship to internal controls in a Section 21(a) report. Drawing from nine investigations the report offers insights and commentary on internal control issues in view of cyber security risks. Those risks stem not just from the design and implementation of the firm’s internal controls but also the human element of understanding and effectively complying with and operating those controls, an element that reaches past much of the typical commentary in the area in enforcement actions.

SEC

FinTech: The Commission launched a new Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology. The Hub will serve as a resource for public engagement on fintech-related issues and initiatives of the agency (here).

Program: The Commission announced its 2018 Government-Business Forum at The Ohio State University. The form, to be held on December 12, 2018, will focus on small business and capital formation (here).

Report: The Commission issued a report based on nine investigations of firms involved in a variety of industries, cautioning about cyber risks in the context of the issuer’s obligations to maintain proper internal controls. Report of Investigation Pursuant to Section 21(a) of the Exchange Act Regarding Certain Cyber-Related Frauds Perpetrated Against Public Companies, October 16, 2018.

Remarks: Commissioner Kara Stein delivered remarks titled The New American Dream: Retirement Security at the Brookings Institute, Washington, D.C. (Oct. 16, 2018). Her remarks focused on educating, incentivizing and protecting investors in the context of retirement investing (here).

SEC Enforcement – Filed and Settled Actions

Statistics: Last week the SEC filed 4 civil injunctive cases and 1 administrative proceeding, excluding 12j and tag-along proceedings.

EB-5 Offering fraud: SEC v. Chen, Civil Action No. 3:18-cv-06371 (N.D. CA. Filed Oct. 18, 2018) is an action which names as defendants: Jean Danhong Chen, the managing partner of the Law Offices of Jean D. Chen, also a defendant; Tony Jianyun Ye, the husband of Ms. Chen and an employee of her firm; Kai Hau Robinson who claimed to be the Managing Director of Global State Regional Center, LLC; Tree Lined Holdings, LLC, a real estate development firm owned by Mr. Ye and Ms. Chen; and Golden State Regional Center, LLC, a firm acquired by Mr. Ye and Ms. Chen. Ms. Chen conducted an immigration law practice. Her clients, in part, were participants in the EB-5 program which offers a path to citizenship for foreign nationals who invest $500,000 to $1 million in certain projects which create a required number of jobs in the United States. From at least 2008 through 2017 Ms. Chen, her husband and others made over $12 million in undisclosed commissions selling interests that are securities in EB-5 projects to the law firm’s legal clients. Defendant Kuansheng Chen aided in this by furnishing an off-shore bank account to receive the transaction based compensation. In addition, Ms. Chen and her husband acquired and operated Defendant Golden State Regional Center, LLC but concealed their involvement from the clients of the law office. When the Defendants became aware of the Commission’s investigation they tried to conceal their activity by refusing to produce documents, scrubbing materials and creating exculpatory records. The complaint alleges violations of Securities Act section 17(a) and Exchange Act sections 10(b) and 15(a). The case is pending. See Lit. Rel. No. 2419 (Oct. 18, 2018).

Unregistered offering: SEC v. Greenlaw, Civil Action No. 2:18-cv-0321 (D. ME.) is a previously filed action against Richard Greenlaw and his related entities. The complaint alleges that Defendants sold unregistered securities in the entity Defendants, advertising on Craigslist that they were selling medical marijuana products that did not contain THC, the active ingredient of the drug. The Court granted the Commission’s motion for judgment, concluding that Defendants violated Sections 5(a) and 5(c) of the Securities Act. The Court’s order imposed statutory and conduct based injunctions. The Court also directed that Defendants pay disgorgement of $340,142 and a civil penalty of $50,000. See Lit. Rel. No. 24318 (Oct. 18, 2018).

Offering fraud: SEC v. Fixelle, Civil Action No. 2:18-cv-15026 (D.N.J. Filed Oct. 16, 2018) is an action which names as defendants Bruce Fixelle, a securities law recidivist and his two controlled entities, Capital Management LLC and Genesis Advisory Services Corp. Mr. Fixelle, an unregistered investment adviser, had mounting debts that included a $1.5 million judgment owed to the Commission. He repeatedly described an investment strategy to his friends that was supposedly successful. The strategy called for the purchase of shares from IPOs and secondary offerings that would be sold the same day. It was touted as safe and proven. In fact it was neither. Part of Mr. Fixelle’s debts came from its failure. Two investors over a three year period beginning in 2014 trusted him with $300,000. The money was misappropriated. The complaint alleges violations of Securities Act section 17(a), Exchange Act section 10(b) and Advisers Act sections 206(1), 206(2) and 206(4). The case is in litigation.

Unprofessional conduct – auditors: In the Matter of Richard J. Bertuglia, CPA, Adm. Proc. File No. 3-18868 (October 12, 2018). The proceeding centers on the audit by BDO USA, LLP of the financial statements of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., an underwriter of casualty insurance. The audited statements were included in the firm’s 2013 Form 10-K, filed in March 2014 with the Commission. Named as Respondents are: Richard J. Bertuglia, CPA, the engagement partner; John W. Green, CPA, the engagement quality review partner; and Lev Nagdimov, CPA, a senior audit manager. BDO was engaged by AmTrust to conduct an integrated audit of the firm’s 2013 consolidated annual financial statements and ICFR in accord with PCAOB standards (“Consolidated Audit”). The audit firm was also engaged to audit many of the individual subsidiaries’ financial statements. Engagement partner Brtuglia supervised the work of the audit team. Portions of the work were delegated to Mr. Nagdimov. In the fourth quarter of 2013 the engagement team was behind schedule. Specifically, in mid-December 2013 the team estimated that it was about 14 weeks behind. In the first week of January the SEC staff issued a subpoena to BDO, requesting copies of the firm’s work papers and audit files related to AmTrust. To “catch-up” the team essentially completed parts of the work, loaded blank work papers into the firm’s software and later, after the opinion was issued and filed, completed the audit work. Stated differently, the audit was, in essence, backdated to the time the opinion was issued. To resolve the proceedings each Respondent consented to the entry of an order based on Rule 102(e)(1)(ii) denying them the privilege of appearing or practicing before the Commission as an accountant with the right to apply for reinstatement after: as to Mr. Bertuglia, three years; as to Mr. Green, after one year; and as to Mr. Nagdimov, after five years.

Offering fraud: SEC v. Werth, Civil Action No. CV18-8436 (C.D.CA. Filed under seal on Oct. 10, 2018) names as defendants Susan Werth, a convicted felon, and her related entities. Since 2016 Ms. Werth has raised at least $26 million from 17 investors. Without disclosing her background she promised investors their funds would be put into tax deferred real estate projects that could generate returns of as much as 50% within a short period of time. In fact Defendant Werth was operating a Ponzi scheme. She misappropriated much of the investor capital. The complaint alleges violations of Securities Act sections 5(a), 5(c) and each subsection of 17(a) and Exchange Act section 10(b). The Court entered a TRO. The case is pending. See Lit. Rel. No. 24316 (Oct. 12, 2018).

Insider trading: SEC v. Long, Civil Action No. 18-cv-05973 (N.D. Cal. Filed Sept. 28, 2018) is an action which names as a defendant Bryan Long, the former Director of SEC Reporting at eBay, Inc. The action centers on the acquisition by a subsidiary of eBay of Xoom Corporation, announced on July 1, 2015. Prior to the announcement Mr. Long, through his employment, learned about the proposed transaction. Initially he purchased over $10,500 of Xoom call options. Later when he again heard the deal was moving forward he made a second purchase of $5,000 of Xoom call options. Following the announcement of the deal Defendant Long had profits of almost $36,000. The complaint alleges violations of Exchange Act section 10(b). The case is pending. See Lit. Rel. No. 24317 (Oct. 16 2018).

FCPA

Remarks: Brian A. Benczkowski, Assistant AG, delivered remarks at the NYU School of Law Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement Conference on Achieving Effective Compliance, New York, New York (Oct. 12, 2018). His remarks focused on the factors considered in determining if a monitor should be used in the settlement of an FCPA action, synthesizing past guidance with evolving, current practice while extending the policy to include guilty pleas (here).

DOJ

RMBS: The Government and Nomura Holding America, Inc., and several of the firm’s affiliates, settled claims regarding the sale of residential mortgage-backed securities or RMBS sold in 2006 and 2007. Nomura agreed to pay a $480 million civil penalty. The Government claimed that Nomura misled investors in connection with the sale of RMBS during the period. Specifically, Nomura is alleged to have claimed that it conducted an extensive, disciplined and carefully developed due diligence process in its RMBS program. In fact the firm knew that a significant number of loans hand not gone through such a process. It also failed to address weaknesses in its due diligence process, all of which resulted in the investor losses.

Criminal cases

Manipulation: U.S. v. Connolly, No. 1:16-cr-00370(S.D.N.Y.). Matthew Connolly and Gavin Black, formerly a supervisor of Deutsche Bank’s Pool Trading Desk and a former derivatives trader, respectively, were found guilty of manipulating the London Interbank Offered Rate or LIBOR by a jury following a month long trial. Specifically, Mr. Connolly was found guilty of one count of conspiracy and two counts of wire fraud. Mr. Black was convicted on one count of conspiracy and one count of wire fraud. The charges were centered on allegations that Mr. Connolly directed subordinates to have the bank’s LIBOR submitters furnish false and fraudulent bids consistent with the firm’s financial interests rather than the underlying market fundamentals. The date for sentencing has not been set. Previously, Deutsche Bank entered into a deferred prosecution agreement to resolve wire fraud and antitrust charges and Deutsche Bank Group Services (UK) Ltd. pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and agreed to pay a $775 million fine. Two bank traders pleaded guilty to fraud related charges in connection with the scheme.

Insider trading: U.S. v. Siva, No. 1:17-cr-00503 (S.D.N.Y.) is an action in which Michael Siva pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and fraud in connection with his role in an insider trading ring. From August 2013 through May 2017 Daniel Rivas was employed at an investment banking firm. Mr. Rivas accessed the firm’s confidential client information and passed it on to three different tipping chains that traded, reaping profits of over $5 million. For one chain Defendant Rivas passed the inside information to long time friend James Moodhe who, through the his daughter transmitted it to Mr. Siva with whom she was living. In at least two dozen instances Mr. Siva used the inside information to trade in advance of public announcements of transactions, reaping over $3 million. Sentencing is scheduled for February 11, 2018. See also SEC v. Rivas, Civil Action No. 06192 (S.D.N.Y.).

Offering fraud: U.S. v. Montoya, No. 1:18-cr-10225 (D. Mass. Plea Oct. 17, 2018) is an action which names Raymond K. Montoya as a defendant. Over an eight year period, beginning in 2009, Mr. Montoya solicited family, friends and others across three states to invest in his fund. Defendant claimed that the fund was successful. By 2014 however, the Fund had incurred substantial looses. While investors transferred millions of dollars to Mr. Montoya and his fund in fact only part of the money was invested. The balance was misappropriated. Defendant pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud and two counts of conducting an unlawful monetary transaction. The date for sentencing has not been set. The Massachusetts Securities Division initially filed a civil complaint against Mr. Montoya.

Excess commissions: U.S. v. McLellan, No. No. 1:16-cr-10084 (D. Mass.) is an action which names as a defendant, Ross McLellan, formerly an executive vice president of State Street Bank and global head of its Portfolio Solutions Group and president of the firm’s U.S. broker-dealer. Following trial Mr. McLellan was convicted on one count of conspiring to commit securities fraud and wire fraud, two counts of securities fraud and two counts of wire fraud. The charges were based on a scheme that took place from February 2010 through September 2011 in which Mr. Lellan added commissions to transactions for institutional clients whose portfolios were being handled by the firm as they transitioned. The additional commissions were concealed from clients. This week Mr. McLellan was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release. Two co-defendants who worked with Mr. McLellan previously pleaded guilty. See also SEC v. McLellan, Civil Action No. 1:16-cv-10874 (D. Mass.).

Confidential information: U.S. v. Middendorf, No. 1:18-cr-00036 (S.D.N.Y. Plea Oct. 16, 2018) is an action which names as a defendant Cynthia Holder, a former Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Inspections Leader and KPMG Executive Director. This week Ms. Holder pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and two counts of wire fraud. Ms. Holder is one of several persons indicted as part of a scheme to secure confidential information from the PCAOB for KPMG about which of the accounting firm’s clients the accounting board would inspect. The goal was to improve the inspection scores of KPMG. In taking these actions Ms. Holder and others, according to the charges, defrauded the SEC and the PCAOB.

Offering fraud: U.S. v. Rhodes, No. 1:18-mj-08768 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 16, 2018) is an action which names as a defendant Jason Rhodes who was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and wire fraud, one count of securities fraud, one count of wire fraud and one count of investment adviser fraud. The charges are based on a scheme that began in late 2013 in which Mr. Rhodes solicited investors to invest in his hedge fund. Investors were told that their money would be invested. In fact the money was in part misappropriated and in part used to repay other investors. Investor losses exceeded $19 million.

Report: ESMA, the European Securities and Markets Authority, published its first Annual Statistical Report on the EU’s derivatives markets. The report is based on data submitted under the European Markets and Infrastructure Regulation. It provides the first comprehensive market-level view of the EU’s derivatives markets (here).

Germany

Risk management: BaFin, the national securities regulator, published Annex 1: Annotated text of the Minimum Requirements for Risk Management (MaRisk) in the version of 27.10.2017. The English translation is for information purposes only – the German text controls (Oct. 17, 2018)(here).

U.K.

Consultation: The Financial Conduct Authority or FCA, opened a discussion on the impact of climate change and green finance on financial services. The discussion focuses on four areas: 1) Climate change and pensions; 2) enabling competition and market growth for green finance; 3) ensuring that disclosures in capital markets appropriately give adequate information to investors of financial impacts of climate change; and 4) the scope of the new requirements for financial services firms to report on how they manage climate risks.

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dailylivenews-ca · 6 years ago

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Two Atherton residents indicted in visa fraud scheme

A federal grand jury has indicted two Atherton residents for an immigration visa fraud scheme, the Department of Justice announced on Tuesday (March 26).

Danhong “Jean” Chen, 54, and her ex-husband, Jianyun “Tony” Ye, 51, were both charged with 14 counts of visa fraud and related crimes to obtain immigration benefits for more than 100 foreign investors, according to a Department of Justice press release.

In addition to visa fraud, the indictment against the two, which was filed on March 7 and unsealed on March 25, includes obstruction of justice and identity theft charges.

Chen was the sole attorney at the Law Offices of Jean D. Chen, a San Jose immigration law firm. Ye was the law firm’s office manager.

The indictment alleges that Chen and Ye prepared and submitted fraudulent documents and falsely described how applicants would qualify for the EB-5 visa program. That program grants U.S. residency to foreign nationals who invest in American businesses.

The indictment alleges that Chen and Ye put clients’ money into an investment property, which Chen and Ye themselves managed under a straw owner, a person who owns a property on another person’s behalf.

The law office’s clients invested about $52 million in EB-5 program projects, according to the press release.

The indictment also charges Chen and Ye with obstruction of justice related to investigations being conducted by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the FBI.

The SEC filed a civil complaint against the two in October 2018, stating that Chen and Ye received more than $12 million in undisclosed commissions.

Ye appeared in court on March 25 and pleaded not guilty to the charges. He was released on a $750,000 bond, and is scheduled to appear in court again on May 15.

Chen is at large, officials said. She became a naturalized citizen of Dominica in October 2018 and left the country shortly after the SEC filed its complaint, they said. She may be using the name Maria Sofia Taylor.

Chen earned a graduate degree from the Law School of Xiamen University, China, and was awarded a law degree from Boston University Law School in 1997, according to the law firm’s website.

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#Jean Danhong Chen #EB-5 program #SEC #FBI #immigration

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embassys · 1 year ago

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Le scandale des passeports dorés à la Dominique

Tout est parti d'une banale histoire aux Etats-Unis, dans la célèbre Silicon Valley. La SEC, le gendarme américain des marchés financiers s'intéresse à Danhong « Jean » Chen, une avocate d'origine chinoise spécialisée dans le droit de l'immigration. Elle vient d'acquérir une gigantesque propriété de 6 millions d'euros, ce qui surprend au regard de ses revenus réellement déclarés.

Espions, marchands d'armes ou oligarques russes, tous voyagent en toute sérénité à travers plus de 140 pays, y compris au sein de l'espace Schengen grâce à leur passeport dominiquais.

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dailyrun · 1 year ago

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移民诈骗律师陈丹虹，现在怎么样了？正雇佣脑残（或者自己）在网上疯狂删帖呢

咕噜在 2019 年的时候报导过当时沸沸扬扬的华裔律师移民诈骗一事。当时，司法部起诉了陈丹虹（Danhong ‘Jean’Chen, a/k/a Maria Sofia Taylor）及其前夫 Jianyun "Tony" Ye 在过去的 15 年内，已从100多名客户身上用违法的行为谋取了 1200 万美元的福利。

最后他们被控 10 项签证欺诈罪、2 项妨碍司法公正罪、1 项严重身份盗窃罪等。陈丹虹在收到 SEC 的投诉时，就开始办理入籍多米尼加，其后在 SEC 正式开始民事诉讼时，她便逃逸了，联邦政府随后对其发布通缉令。而 Tony Ye 的 Rule 15 Deposition 则在 2020 年被法院驳回。

美國聯邦調查局檢察官大衛·L·安德森(David L. Anderson) 宣布，聯邦大陪審團起訴丹紅“Jean”陳（又名瑪麗亞·索菲亞·泰勒）及其商業夥伴建雲“托尼”葉涉及移民簽證詐欺計劃。調查特別負責人 John F. Bennett、證券交易委員會監察長辦公室監察長 Carl Hoecker。這份包含 14 項罪名的起訴書於 2019 年 3 月 7 日提交，並於昨天晚些時候啟封，指控被告犯有簽證欺詐和相關犯罪行為，目的是透過政府的就業移民第五優先（EB- 5、「簽證計畫」。

根據起訴書，54 歲的陳來自阿瑟頓，是 Jean D. Chen 律師事務所的唯一合夥人，該事務所自稱專門從事移民法。葉現年 51 歲，也來自阿瑟頓，曾與陳結婚，並自稱是陳律師事務所的經理。起訴書指控 Chen 和 Ye 準備並向美國公民及移民服務局 (USCIS) 提交了欺詐性文件，其中包含虛假簽名，並錯誤地描述了申請人如何��合 EB-5 計劃的資格。

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FBI全球通緝：華人律師瘋狂詐騙同胞，15年撈得近億元

在2019年3月27日之前，陳丹虹（Jean Danhong Chen）作為一名移民律師，在美國加州就小有名氣；而今天之後，她的名字可謂是徹底響遍華人圈，甚至是整個美國了：一個被FBI公開通緝的欺詐犯。

如今的陳丹虹涉14項罪名，詐騙中國客戶1200萬美金，並已徹底跑路，很可能離開了美國。

3月27日，FBI要求法庭公開起訴書內��，呼籲民眾協助追緝陳丹虹。起訴書中稱，陳丹虹和她的丈夫葉建雲（音，Tony Jianyun Ye），及其擁有的陳丹虹律師事務所（Law Offices of Jean D.Chen），在私人朋友陳寬生（音，Kuansheng Chen）的協助下，隱瞞通過律師事務所向數百名客戶提供投資移民證券（EB-5 securities）獲利超過$1200萬美元。

起訴書中還稱，陳丹虹和其丈夫秘密收購併經營一家名為「金門地區中心有限公司」（Golden State Reginal Center LLC）的投資移民區域中心。之後在不提及夫婦擁有這個區域中心的情況下，建議其律師事務所的客戶向這一中心所屬項目投資，並且找了一名叫做Kai Hao Robinson的女人充當該公司唯一的經理。

另外，陳丹虹所推薦客戶投資的公司，有許多涉及複雜的利益衝突，根本無法為客戶成功辦理投資移民，而陳丹虹則可以從這些項目中賺取每筆$15000至$50000不等的佣金。

早在2018年10月18日，美國證券交易委員會（Securities and Exchange Commission）起訴加州華人移民律師陳丹虹（英文名Jean Danhong Chen），和她的丈夫投資移民欺詐、隱瞞所承辦的EB-5投資移民所得上千萬美金，且企圖隱瞞證據。

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硅谷华人律师专坑中国同胞被告上法庭

近日，美国证券交易委员会起诉加州硅谷的华人律师陈丹虹JeanDanhongChen和她的丈夫TonyJianyunYe投资移民欺诈、隐瞒所承办的EB-5投资移民所得超过$1200万，并企图隐瞒证据。

近日，美国证券交易委员会（Securities and Exchange Commission）起诉加州硅谷的华人律师陈丹虹Jean Danhong Chen和她的丈夫Tony Jianyun Ye投资移民欺诈、隐瞒所承办的EB-5投资移民所得超过$1200万，并企图隐瞒证据。

图为：陈丹虹照片和简介

根据法庭提供的文件指出，被告人陈丹虹以移民律师身份为客户办理EB-5投资移民手续，在此期间与多家EB-5投资中心有联系，被告利用职务之便推荐顾客参与一些投资中心的项目从中赚取每笔$15000-$50000不等的佣金，但被告并未告知客户，他们所投资的公司设计利益冲突，根本不可能为客户办下投资移民。

这其中一家名叫Golden State Regional Center LLC的EB-5投资公司实际是被告秘密控制，他们其实就是这家公司的负责人！为了掩饰身份，他们甚至找了一个名叫Kai Hao Robinson的女人充当投资公司唯一的经理。

法庭文件指出陈丹虹在中国聘请一名叫Kuansheng Chen亲戚打理一间由被告控制的移民服务和投资顾问公司，目的是收取被告从投资公司收取到的佣金，而Kuansheng Chen和Kai Hao Robinson因为涉嫌参与诈骗计划，同样被证监会控告。

投资移民套路太多，中国人成最大受害者

投资移民是一些中国有钱人所青睐的移民方式。据了解，过去十年，美国通过投资移民项目（EB-5）向中国人发放了43448张绿卡，中国成为美国投资移民最大来源国家，根据移民局数据显示，超过80%的投资移民申请人来自中国。在屡屡发生的投资移民欺诈案中，很大部分受害者都来自中国。

在诸多诈骗案中，施骗者的套路一般是这样的：虚构一个项目，并提供一套貌似完善的资料，甚至拉拢名人做广告。移民中介公司为了赚取中介费，几乎不加甄别和筛选，一味忽悠投资者。投资者移民心切，未去现场考察就轻信了中介公司，悲剧由此产生。

2017年4月5日，位于圣盖博市的夏利士律师事务所(Harris Group USA)以及加州投资移民基金会(California Investment Immigration Fund)遭美国移民局(ICE)和联邦调查局(FBI)探员突袭，该律师事务所华裔负责人陈达，和其律师女儿陈莹莹等人，涉嫌大规模投资移民绿卡诈欺，涉案金额5000万元。很多受害者面临丢了绿卡也丢了投资额的窘境。

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加国特大移民欺诈案 1200名中国人卷入(图)

经过 - Xiyang Liu

边境局调查人员从华人夫妇在萨省家门外的��圾筒里找到证据。（视频截图)

加拿大边境服务局（CBSA）的官员利用垃圾筒里找出来的几份文件为线索，揭开一宗特大移民欺诈案，涉案人包括萨省的数十个商人，以及上千名申请移民的中国人。

根据CBC新闻网获取的搜查令申请文件，这宗移民欺诈案的主谋是住在萨斯喀彻温省白城市（White City）的一对华人夫妇名为王琦（Qi Wang，音）和崔玉娟（Yujuan Cui，音）。案情涉及提供虚假工作。

案件涉及一大批商家，包括位于Fort Qu’Appelle的一间汽车旅馆，位于Estevan镇的一间广告公司，位于里贾纳（Regina）的一间保险公司。就连贾纳市的前市长Doug Archer也被卷入案中，他是这间保险公司的业主之一。

Doug Archer接受CBC采访时说，他的公司使用王琦的服务，招聘了2到3个“非常优秀的职员”，但是不清楚细节。

报导说，调查人员最早于2012年4月展开调查，有一天，王琦拿着一叠移民申请走进里贾纳移民办公室，引起移民官的注意。移民官发现王琦提交的申请文件可疑，于是通知了边境局。

文件显示，所有的商家和雇主都是真实的，但是联络电邮地址却是其他人。而王琦本人之前，因涉嫌提供不存在的工作职位而受到萨省移民提名项目的2年禁令。

于是，边境局调查人员决定深入调查。同年5月，他们��王琦家门前，清空垃圾筒翻找。结果，从垃圾筒里找出来的证据，帮助边境局揭开了这宗规模庞大的欺诈案。

加拿大边境服务局于2014年3月提交了获取搜查令的信息，法庭批准边境局取得王琦和崔玉娟夫妇的银行记录。

文件中有详细的证据，包括一段意外录到的对话，一张练习伪造签名的纸，以及一封电邮，电邮中一间小型电脑公司的东主意外得知他的公司为21名中国人提供了工作。

2015年12月，代表边境局的检控官对王琦和崔玉娟夫妇提出一系列指控。

两人被控，向想要移民加拿大的中国人收取费用，为他们提供虚假的工作邀请函；同时两人又向萨省合法商家付费，换取商家的虚假工作邀请。部分案例中，王琦夫妇被控直接伪造工作文件，根本没有经得商家的同意。

检控官称，边境局调查人员在王琦的家中找到的文件中，发现1200多个中国人的名字，其中有641人已经进入加拿大联邦或省移民��序，87人已经成为永久居民。王琦夫妇“向中国申请人非法收取约$60万元”，并向萨省17家商业主支付了约$9.5万元。

报导称，两人目前住在卑诗省Roberts Creek镇，他们是在3年半之前受到指控，正在等候庭审。检方的指控还没有得到法庭的批准，审前听证会定于今年9月进行。

边境局称，这是该局自2006年以来在萨省调查的最大一宗移民刑事罪案。

边境局的文件还揭露，王琦与崔玉娟两人在2004年至2011年间，开了至少8间公司，包括两间餐馆，2间贸易公司，1间移民公司、1间商店和1间建筑公司，提供了20多个虚假职位。

边境局表示，有证据显示部分公司都是为了移民造假而设立的。

近年来，频频有中国人因涉移民欺诈案而遭抓捕。

去年10月18日，美国证券交易委员会，向北加州地区法院提起诉讼，指控一名华裔移民律师陈丹红（音译，Jean Danhong Chen）和她的丈夫叶建云（音译，Tony Jianyun Ye）以及陈丹红律师事务所涉嫌欺诈，向EB-5移民计划的外国投资者收取超过1,200万美元的非法佣金。

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