EB-5 News & Updates #166 February 20-27

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California man scammed investors out of $147 million in sham gems
A Southern California man collected about $147 million from more than 70,000 investors around the world by promising them profits from amber and gemstones mines that didn’t actually exist and selling them worthless digital coins...
Latest Visa Office EB-5 stats published; South American activity growing & second-biggest region after Asia
EB-5 business plan writer Suzanne Lazicki has completed a comprehensive analysis of the latest immigrant investor processing. More EB-5 visas were issued to South America than any other region after Asia. Of note, South American...

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User Updates
FY2019 EB-5 Visa Stats by Country
The Report of the Visa Office 2019 has been published, with EB-5 visa statistics in Table VI Part IV (visas issued through consular processing) and Table V Part 3 (consular processing plus I-485 status adjustment).  The statistics...
Regional Center Updates
Kansas City Live!, Power & Light District Featured on Super Bowl LIV
World Watches Kansas City Celebrate Chiefs Historic Win   Ever since MCFI's Maryland Live Casino EB-5 project with the Cordish Companies. The Cordish companies have developed the Cordish Live! Brand Districts across the country. The Cordish...
Project Updates
Maryland Live! Casino & Hotel Continues to Grow and Remain a Top Gaming Property in the US
Maryland Live! Casino & Hotel Continues to Grow and Remain a Top Gaming Property in the US   MCFI's previous EB-5 project, the...
Firms Updates
USCIS To Honor Dates For Filing For Employment-Based Categories Next Month
Employment-Based Priority Date Cut-offs for March 2020 To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in March, employer-sponsored foreign nationals must have a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for...
Chinese man implicated in EB-5 fraud claims he is the victim of impersonation, & says SEC has no jurisdiction over him
An employee of a Chinese immigration company, Kuansheng Chen, is accused by the SEC of helping a couple — immigration lawyer Jean Chen and her husband, Tony Ye — of scamming over $12 million from EB-5 investors. Kuansheng Chen claims Ye hacked...

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