The EB-5 Amendment Trap
The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program offers foreign nationals a pathway to U.S. permanent residency in exchange for capital investments of $800,000 to $1,050,000 or more in job-creating enterprises. Investors rely on detailed project representations — offering documents, business plans, and regional center filings — to make their decisions. But in a growing number of cases, Barr Law Group has found that those representations are the beginning of a planned scheme that results in investor losses benefiting project managers.
Barr Law Group: Decades of Excellence in Estate Litigation and Will Contest Resolution
STOWE, VERMONT – In an era where intergenerational wealth transfers are reaching historic levels, disputes over wills, trusts, and estate distributions have grown increasingly complex and contentious. Barr Law Group, with its distinguished track record in high-stakes estate litigation, continues to set the standard for excellence in resolving these sensitive and often emotionally charged legal battles.
Protecting Your Business and Personal Accounts from Bank Fraud: Why True Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Matters
Our office have represented multiple clients that have been victims of financial crimes. We offer some helpful advice. In today’s digital financial environment, the risk of bank fraud—especially through online platforms—continues to grow.
EB-5 Fraud: Protecting Your Investment and Immigration Journey
The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program offers foreign nationals a pathway to permanent residency in the United States by investing in job-creating enterprises. For many investors, the program represents not just a financial opportunity but a chance to secure a better future for their families in America.
Strategic Defense Against Federal Financial Crime Allegations
The Rising Tide of Federal Financial Enforcement ActionsIn today’s regulatory environment, federal authorities are intensifying scrutiny of financial transactions involving government funds.
EB-5 Final Report, Doug R. Offer, Vermont State Auditor
Dear Colleagues, Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom was the location of a widely publicized, multi-million-dollar fraud in the Federal government’s EB-5 program. This fraud was perpetuated by three individuals (Ariel Quiros, William Kelly, and. William Stegner) who were each convicted and imprisoned on charges brought by the U.S. Attorney’s office for the District of Vermont. The eight EB-5 projects at the heart of the fraud included a biomedical research park known as ANC Bio Vermont and the Jay Peak and Burke Mountain resorts.
The Rural Ski Slope Caught Up In An International Scam
A federal program promised to bring foreign investment to remote parts of the country. It soon became rife with fraud.
Vermont’s EB-5 settlement calls for attorneys to receive $5.5 million, some investors to get $1,000
Michael Goldberg, a court-appointed receiver overseeing assets tied to a massive investor fraud case in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, has submitted a filing outlining how $16.5 million in settlement money from the state could be divided.
$16.5M Settlement: Meet the Lawyers Behind the “Almost Impossible Task”/Daily Business
The far-reaching litigation included international victims, and lawyers in at least two states.
Vermont state government announces $16.5M to settle EB-5 lawsuits, Vermont Public
The state of Vermont has agreed to pay $16.5 million to settle all pending lawsuits - and potential lawsuits - related to the EB-5 scandal.