Mikki Canton, Managing Director of the City of Miami Regional Center, says "We are not going to run afoul of any regulations." Just HOW do they plan to sell securities then?

I read an article (see link http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ali-jahangiri/new-public-agencies-jumpi_b_5530368.html) by Ali Jahangiri, who seems to think highly of regional centers and it seems that he thinks that government entities should participate in the regional center program. This is not the first time that the founder of EB5Investors.com has made inaccurate or misleading statements, which is why I'd recommended even earlier that EB-5 visa investors should NOT blindly trust someone who earns money from fraudsters. Mr. Jahangiri IS aware that he earns money from fraudsters as I've not only advised him myself, but have also pointed out several of his advertisers to him who are committing securities fraud and securities law violations, and this can be verified by auditing their records and emails. This is why Mr. Ali Jahangiri and EB5Investors.com chose not to sue me, as they know that I can prove that many of their advertisers do commit securities fraud and violate securities laws. If Ali Jahangiri believes that regional centers don't violate the law, maybe he can point out ONE regional center that has actually marketed and sold securities in a legal manner in China, India, South Korea or Russia. I know I can't find even one, but maybe Ali Jahangiri can enlighten us and let us know whether he knows of regional centers that can do business in a lawful manner. I actually would love to see how Mikki Canton can offer and sell securities legally to EB-5 visa investors overseas, and if he knows something that the folks at IIUSA don't know. I personally believe that Mikki Canton is lying, but will reserve judgment till I see how they offer securities, as all I have to do is file a FOIA request and publish the results of the request.

To me, it seems that Mr. Jahangiri seems to have written this article in order to further the interests of fraudsters. The FUNDAMENTAL questions each and every single regional center has to answer (but FAILS to answer) are: 

1. Are you LEGALLY offering and selling securities to EB-5 visa investors overseas? For instance, regional centers use immigration agents to market and sell securities in China or India, whereas Chinese and Indian securities laws require that SECURITIES offerings should only be done through licensed securities brokers ONLY and require approval of CSRC and SEBI respectively before being marketed to investors in China and India respectively.
2. Are you disclosing the fact that your regional center is illegally offering and selling securities to potential EB-5 visa investors? If a US issuer fails to disclose ALL material facts to an overseas investor, then they are basically committing SECURITIES FRAUD.
3. Have you disclosed the commission structures to EB-5 visa investors and are you ILLEGALLY offering commissions to immigration agents?

These are just some of the critical questions that EB-5 visa investors need to ask. EB-5 visa investors need to also ask if they can trust a website (EB5Investors.com) that has accepted money from regional centers that have DEFRAUDED EB-5 visa investors by committing securities fraud and securities law violations. I have issued a challenge to Mr. Ali Jahangiri to prove me wrong by showing me ONE regional center that has legally offered and sold securities overseas, and he has been unable to do so. If he can't even name ONE such regional center, WHY does he support them, if not to make money aiding and abetting fraudsters? 

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1.  Our clients ALWAYS have full control of their business and their money. Those who choose regional centers and partnerships usually have to kiss their money goodbye, and are STUCK for 5-9 years.
2. We offer a written guarantee of freedom from fraud and conflict of interest, whereas our competitors usually don't offer this guarantee.
3. We offer a written guarantee of FULL disclosure of material facts on an ongoing basis, whereas our competitors usually don't offer this guarantee.
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6. We are quite objective in our assessments, and owe a fiduciary duty to our EB-5 visa investor clients, while those who sell regional center and partnership securities usually do not owe fiduciary duties to EB-5 visa investors. In plain words, we are required by law to put our clients interests first, and we do so because it helps us more than it helps our clients! We advise our clients diligently and help them make solid decisions.
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