Did Washington stop sale of securities to EB-5 visa investors due to SEC pressure? Is the City of Miami next to avoid selling securities to EB-5 visa investors in order to avoid SEC action? Will fear of SEC action finally stop the illegal offering and sale of securities to EB-5 visa investors?

I read an interesting article about government entities now refusing to sell securities to EB-5 visa investors (see link at http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Lawsuit-State-shunned-Chinese-investors-ready-to-5501115.php ) and believe that the SEC advised the state to avoid offer and selling securities ILLEGALLY to Chinese investors in order to avoid SEC action, and believe that other entities will be given a quiet warning too. It seems that Michael Mattox was aware that the immigration agents, through whom they illegally offered and sold the securities, had advertised the project as a no-risk green card investment, and SEC seems to have caught on: See link at One reason of the denial, as reported in the Chinese media, was the way of investment by purchasing state bonds and that the 520 project was promoted as a “no-risk investment” or “no-risk Green Card.”

Greenberg Traurig recently went around boasting that it represented the City of Miami in getting certified as a regional center, but it seems that they failed to advise the City of Miami that it is essentially IMPOSSIBLE to legally offer and sell securities overseas to EB-5 visa investors, and the city may have wasted a significant amount of taxpayer dollars due to fraud. It seems quite likely that a lot of EB-5 visa investors and the City of Miami will be similarly disappointed.

EB-5 visa investors should read the secret ICE Memo recommending shutting down of ALL regional centers at ICE recommends shutting down all regional centers in a secret memo!  It is possible that a lone individual may have been biased in denouncing regional centers for the past 10 years to further his own business, but when an investigative agency of the US government (ICE) also recommends that ALL regional centers should be shut down due to fraud, money laundering and other national security concerns, then it is time for EB-5 visa investors to understand that those who aid and abet regional centers should be avoided like the plague, because between 2007 and 2014, regional centers have laundered BILLIONS of DOLLARS and illegally offered and sold securities worth BILLIONS of dollars. EB-5 visa investors should simply ask if they wish to deal with any attorney or individual such as Kevin Jeffers, Lalit Advani, Brian Su, etc. who have actively aided and abetted regional centers in violating securities laws, committing securities fraud and laundering substantial amounts of funds.

I can confidently say that at least 98% if not 100% of the regional centers commit securities fraud, investor fraud, money laundering and violation of securities laws, as I have personally called a vast majority of the regional centers myself, pretending to be an EB-5 visa investor, and when 295 out of 300 regional centers I've reviewed have gone ahead and proven themselves, I can confidently say that in statistical terms, at least 98% of them do commit fraud. The other 5 refused to answer my questions as they may have suspected that I was asking too many probing questions, which is why I did not count them as positives. I do make it a point to reach out to at least 10 regional centers a month in order to see what they are up to, and then turn around and write about them. That is why I can confidently say that at least 98% of regional centers commit securities fraud and securities law violations.

What makes me qualified to speak about fraud?

I'm a qualified CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) who has researched regional centers thoroughly for the past 10 years, and anyone who is interested is welcome to verify my credentials at Association of Certified Fraud Examiners to confirm that I am qualified to speak about fraud. My agenda is to protect EB-5 visa investors from fraud and to expose the rot of corruption that has let crooked politicians, sleazy law firms and organized crime work in tandem to defraud thousands of EB-5 visa investors and cheat them out of BILLIONS of Dollars! The simple fact is, most regional centers are very risky investments that US based investors would never touch at all.

Some of the  ways these so-called experts seem to be negligent (and potentially liable for damages too) are:

1) They failed to advise EB-5 visa seekers that regional centers were and still are illegally offering and selling securities overseas through immigration agents who're unlicensed to sell securities in their countries AND illegally paying them commissions.
2) They failed to advise EB-5 visa seekers that most regional centers were  and usually still are engaging in conflict of interest.
3) They failed to advise EB-5 visa seekers that most regional centers were committing securities fraud by failing to fully and truthfully disclosing all material facts.
4) They failed to advise EB-5 visa seekers that approval times for regional centers were far longer than those for Direct Investment Businesses.
5) They failed to advise EB-5 visa seekers if they received any remuneration from regional centers, and if so, how much?

All EB-5 visa seekers should ask the following questions of regional centers and partnerships to detect and prevent fraud:

1) What is the mean and median amount of capital loss experienced by EB-5 visa seekers who invest in your regional center or partnership?

This is important because capital loss is very commonly experienced by EB-5 visa investors in regional centers and other partnerships, while none of our clients has experienced it, as we only offer Genuine Direct Investment Solutions to EB-5 visa seekers.

2) What is the mean and median processing time for regional center sponsored I-526 and I-829 petitions?

This is important as EB-5 visa petitions filed by regional centers and other partnerships now take about twice as long as Direct Investment businesses to get approved.

3) What is the mean and median lock in period for capital in regional centers?

This is important as EB-5 visa investors have easy exit strategies in our recommended businesses while they are stuck for years in regional centers.

4) What is the mean and median annual ROI that is offered by your partnership / regional center?

This is important as EB-5 visa investors usually earn a lot more in businesses recommended by us than in regional centers.

5) Are you willing to offer a sworn affidavit that you have not engaged in and won't in the future engage in conflict of interest?

6) Are the business founders, CFO and CEO willing to offer written guarantees of FULL disclosure of material facts on an ongoing basis as well as freedom from fraud and conflict of interest?

Avoid those who refuse to offer this guarantee in a notarised affidavit.

7) Are you offering and selling securities overseas in full compliance of US and overseas securities laws?

Avoid those who refuse to confirm this in a notarised affidavit.

8) Are the business founders, CFO and CEO willing to offer written guarantees of FULL refund of fees if the EB-5 visa petition is denied at any stage through no fault of the EB-5 visa investor?

Avoid those who refuse to offer this guarantee in a notarised affidavit.

9) Do you owe me a fiduciary duty?

EB-5 visa investors should NEVER trust those who do not owe a fiduciary duty to EB-5 visa investors, and in most cases, attorneys will not owe a fiduciary duty to the EB-5 visa investor who is buying shares in a regional center and / or will NOT be very familiar with how to do due diligence with securities.

The fact is, there is NO ambiguity when it comes to defining the best option for EB-5 visa investors, and any objective attorney and CPA will clearly advise EB-5 visa investors to choose a Genuine Direct Investment Business and avoid regional centers and partnerships due to fraud, conflict of interest, mismanagement, low returns and terrible exit strategies.

EB-5 visa seekers should remember that Genuine Direct Investment businesses are THE BEST option to get the EB-5 visa quickly, safely and usually profitably for the following reasons:

1. Faster processing and approval times.
2. Easy exit strategy.
3. Investors usually get a much higher Return on Investment.
4. Investors usually get a much higher Capital gain, whereas regional center investors usually get capital losses.
5. Our clients have a 100% approval rate of I-526 and I-829, while those who choose regional centers or other partnerships don't.
6. Our clients have very little risk as we conduct extensive due diligence and work hard to prevent fraud and conflict of interest, whereas regional centers and partnerships are overrun with fraud and conflict of interest.
7. Full control of business and capital, which helps prevent fraud, conflict of interest and losses.

EB-5 visa investors need to remember that we offer THE BEST service when it comes to offering a turnkey solution for the following reasons:

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.
4. We offer a written guarantee of full fee refund in case a client is rejected due to our team's fault, while our competitors usually don't offer this guarantee because they are incompetent cowards who are unsure about the quality of their work.
5. Since 2004, our clients have NEVER been denied at the I-526 and I-829 stage, and have NEVER suffered operating or capital losses, and have usually earned over 22% annual Return on Equity because of our focus on due diligence and our extensive efforts to reduce risk by preventing fraud and conflict of interest. Try finding a regional center or partnership that boasts of this record.
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.
7. We are probably the ONLY firm that actually encourages our clients to always stay in full control of their business and their funds at every stage as this helps us avoid escrow accounting and reduces potential for fraud, embezzlement and litigation.

If you're an EB-5 visa investor who wants to get their green card quickly, safely and in a usually profitable manner, please contact us. You'll be glad you did!

Yours truly,

Mohammed Shaikh, Licensed RE and Business Broker (CA & FL)

Phone: +1 407 535 0616 Online: htttp://www.smartbusinessbroker.com

Can EB-5 visa investors trust Attorney Reza Rahbaran when seems to be omitting several crucial questions on how to avoid disaster in the EB-5 visa program?

I read an article by Mr. Reza Rahabaran (see http://www.eb5link.com/4-steps-avoid-eb-5-disaster/ ) on how to avoid disaster. It seems that Mr. Rahbaran is either not such an expert on due diligence (and avoiding disaster) OR he is not diligently advising EB-5 visa investors. Then again, it may benefit EB-5 visa investors to first see who is Mr. Rahbaran affiliated with, as we all know that birds of a feather do flock together. Perhaps the first question EB-5 visa investors should ask Mr. Rahbaran is, "Which regional centers have you helped in formation or offering / sales of securities?" The follow up question is, "have ANY of your regional center clients offered or sold securities legally overseas?" If the answer is yes, then let Mr. Rahbaran disclose it to us, and if the answer is NO (as I strongly believe), then the next logical question is, "why should any EB-5 visa investor deal with an attorney who deals with organizations that illegally offer and sell securities?"

Today, it is a good idea to ask an attorney such as Reza Rahbaran who helps regional centers, "why is it that ICE says that nothing can be done to prevent the rampant fraud in regional centers?" See the secret ICE Memo recommending shutting down of ALL regional centers at ICE recommends shutting down all regional centers in a secret memo!  It is possible that a lone individual may have been biased in denouncing regional centers for the past 10 years to further his own business, but when an investigative agency of the US government (ICE) also recommends that ALL regional centers should be shut down due to fraud, money laundering and other national security concerns, then it is time for EB-5 visa investors to understand that those who aid and abet regional centers should be avoided like the plague, because between 2007 and 2014, regional centers have laundered BILLIONS of DOLLARS and illegally offered and sold securities worth BILLIONS of dollars. It is an openly known fact that Mr. Rahbaran has had dealings with regional centers. EB-5 visa investors should simply ask if they wish to deal with any attorney or individual such as Kevin Jeffers, Lalit Advani, Brian Su, etc. who have actively aided and abetted regional centers in violating securities laws, committing securities fraud and laundering substantial amounts of funds.

I can confidently say that at least 98% if not 100% of the regional centers commit securities fraud, investor fraud, money laundering and violation of securities laws, as I'm a qualified CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) who has researched regional centers thoroughly for the past 10 years, and anyone who is interested can check my credentials at Association of Certified Fraud Examiners to confirm that I am qualified to speak about fraud. My agenda is not to gain business for my business brokerage as much as it is to protect EB-5 visa investors from fraud and to expose the rot of corruption that has let crooked politicians, sleazy law firms and organized crime work in tandem to destroy thousands of EB-5 visa investors and cheat them out of BILLIONS of Dollars! The simple fact is, most regional centers are such crummy investments that US based investors would never touch them at all.


Some of the  ways these so-called experts seem to be negligent (and potentially liable for damages too) are:

1) They failed to advise EB-5 visa seekers that regional centers were and still are illegally offering and selling securities overseas through immigration agents who're unlicensed to sell securities in their countries AND illegally paying them commissions.
2) They failed to advise EB-5 visa seekers that most regional centers were  and usually still are engaging in conflict of interest.
3) They failed to advise EB-5 visa seekers that most regional centers were committing securities fraud by failing to fully and truthfully disclosing all material facts.
4) They failed to advise EB-5 visa seekers that approval times for regional centers were far longer than those for Direct Investment Businesses.
5) They failed to advise EB-5 visa seekers if they received any remuneration from regional centers, and if so, how much?

All EB-5 visa seekers should ask the following questions of regional centers and partnerships to detect and prevent fraud:

1) What is the mean and median amount of capital loss experienced by EB-5 visa seekers who invest in your regional center or partnership?

This is important because capital loss is very commonly experienced by EB-5 visa investors in regional centers and other partnerships, while none of our clients has experienced it, as we only offer Genuine Direct Investment Solutions to EB-5 visa seekers.

2) What is the mean and median processing time for regional center sponsored I-526 and I-829 petitions?

This is important as EB-5 visa petitions filed by regional centers and other partnerships now take about twice as long as Direct Investment businesses to get approved.

3) What is the mean and median lock in period for capital in regional centers?

This is important as EB-5 visa investors have easy exit strategies in our recommended businesses while they are stuck for years in regional centers.

4) What is the mean and median annual ROI that is offered by your partnership / regional center?

This is important as EB-5 visa investors usually earn a lot more in businesses recommended by us than in regional centers.

5) Are you willing to offer a sworn affidavit that you have not engaged in and won't in the future engage in conflict of interest?

6) Are the business founders, CFO and CEO willing to offer written guarantees of FULL disclosure of material facts on an ongoing basis as well as freedom from fraud and conflict of interest?

Avoid those who refuse to offer this guarantee in a notarised affidavit.

7) Are you offering and selling securities overseas in full compliance of US and overseas securities laws?

Avoid those who refuse to confirm this in a notarised affidavit.

8) Are the business founders, CFO and CEO willing to offer written guarantees of FULL refund of fees if the EB-5 visa petition is denied at any stage through no fault of the EB-5 visa investor?

Avoid those who refuse to offer this guarantee in a notarised affidavit.


9) Do you owe me a fiduciary duty?

EB-5 visa investors should NEVER trust those who do not owe a fiduciary duty to EB-5 visa investors, and in most cases, attorneys will not owe a fiduciary duty to the EB-5 visa investor who is buying shares in a regional center and / or will NOT be very familiar with how to do due diligence with securities.


The fact is, there is NO ambiguity when it comes to defining the best option for EB-5 visa investors, and any objective attorney and CPA will clearly advise EB-5 visa investors to choose a Genuine Direct Investment Business and avoid regional centers and partnerships due to fraud, conflict of interest, mismanagement, low returns and terrible exit strategies.

EB-5 visa seekers should remember that Genuine Direct Investment businesses are THE BEST option to get the EB-5 visa quickly, safely and usually profitably for the following reasons:

1. Faster processing and approval times.
2. Easy exit strategy.
3. Investors usually get a much higher Return on Investment.
4. Investors usually get a much higher Capital gain, whereas regional center investors usually get capital losses.
5. Our clients have a 100% approval rate of I-526 and I-829, while those who choose regional centers or other partnerships don't.
6. Our clients have very little risk as we conduct extensive due diligence and work hard to prevent fraud and conflict of interest, whereas regional centers and partnerships are overrun with fraud and conflict of interest.
7. Full control of business and capital, which helps prevent fraud, conflict of interest and losses.

EB-5 visa investors need to remember that we offer THE BEST service when it comes to offering a turnkey solution for the following reasons:

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.
4. We offer a written guarantee of full fee refund in case a client is rejected due to our team's fault, while our competitors usually don't offer this guarantee because they are incompetent cowards who are unsure about the quality of their work.
5. Since 2004, our clients have NEVER been denied at the I-526 and I-829 stage, and have NEVER suffered operating or capital losses, and have usually earned over 22% annual Return on Equity because of our focus on due diligence and our extensive efforts to reduce risk by preventing fraud and conflict of interest. Try finding a regional center or partnership that boasts of this record.
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.
7. We are probably the ONLY firm that actually encourages our clients to always stay in full control of their business and their funds at every stage as this helps us avoid escrow accounting and reduces potential for fraud, embezzlement and litigation.

If you're an EB-5 visa investor who wants to get their green card quickly, safely and in a usually profitable manner, please contact us. You'll be glad you did!

Yours truly,

Mohammed Shaikh, Licensed RE and Business Broker (CA & FL)

Phone: +1 407 535 0616 Online: htttp://www.smartbusinessbroker.com

Ali Jahangiri is getting nervous about his little business shutting down. Ali Jahangiri seems to believe that he doesn't aid and abet criminals.

The emails below show my responses to Ali and his lawyers, who tried to bully me into withdrawing my true allegations that have exposed his clients.

The fact is, I can state with 100% confidence due to personal knowledge that American Dream Fund and Extell have illegally offered and sold securities overseas AND have committed securities fraud and I also believe that they've knowingly received laundered funds. I also have strong reason to believe that the other regional centers I named in my email have also committed securities fraud, violated securities laws and received laundered funds. If Mr. Jahangiri claims that my statements are lies, then let him just get 2 CEO's (of American Dream Fund and Extell) to offer written sworn affidavits that their companies have never violated securities laws, committed securities fraud or received laundered funds, and I will not only tender an apology but also erase my articles.

However, if neither CEO denies my allegations in a sworn affidavit, Mr. Jahangiri needs to admit that he is actually doing business with criminals and is aiding and abetting an ongoing conspiracy to commit a lot of felonies, and may also be exposing himself to claims for damages from EB-5 visa investors.

I will even make it a lot easier for Mr. Jahangiri: He can himself contact the CSRC and SEBI to confirm that NONE of the regional centers listed below obtained authorization to offer and sell securities in China and India respectively, and he can ask the CEO's of the regional centers I named below if they ever offered or sold securities in China or India. The logical question then arises, did they legally offer or sell securities in China or India, and the answer is obviously NO.  

At this time, Mr. Jahangiri can also contact the CEO of each of the regional centers I named below and ask them if they are willing to offer sworn affidavits that my allegations are untrue. If these CEO's are unwilling to offer those affidavits, then Mr. Jahangiri can either do the honourable thing and speak out against the entities I named below AND stop doing business with those who violate laws and cheat investors with impunity. If he fails to do so, I will see him as nothing but a hypocrite and a criminal.

Now, the world needs to see whether Ali Jahangiri is a man of principle, or is he simply a co-conspirator (under the daisy chain conspiracy model) out to make a quick buck.

Yours truly

Mohammed Shaikh, MBA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Licensed Business & RE Broker (CA & FL)
Online: http://www.smartbusinessbroker.com Phone: +1 407 535 0616

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From: Mohammed Shaikh, RE Broker (CA & FL), MBA, CFE [mailto:info@smartbusinessbroker.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 9:03 PM
To: 'Lidell Page'; 'ali@outclickmedia.com'; 'fdns@dhs.gov'; 'USCIS.ImmigrantInvestorProgram@uscis.dhs.gov'; 'kenric@watchdogvirginia.org'; 'tom.hamburger@washpost.com'; 'wbarrett@forbes.com'; 'Shaun Waterman'
Cc: 'Jeff D. Neiderman'
Subject: RE: Cease and Desist - Ali Jahangiri and EB5 Investors

Mr. Page

You must be seriously gullible by implying that my statements in the earlier email below are false. Let me give you an example of an advertiser (Fall 2013 edition of the magazine) AND a contributor: Ali can tell you about American Dream Fund. Look up Joe McCarthy’s links with Ali and then look up his SLS casino and the mess it is in. Joe is in bed with Sam Nazarian, and if you’re in the know with folks in LA, you will realise that he needs no introduction for his known and not so well known business interests. His SLS casino has already been in the news for fraudulently and illegally obtaining EB-5 visas after using undue influence from Senator Harry Reid.

You say that my statements are false, and list 4 of them, so let me review them for you to help you understand that I spoke the truth:

1.       Mr. Jahangiri only goes around praising regional centers, and has yet to speak out one word against the rampant fraud, conflict of interest, securities law violations and money laundering that regional centers engage in. Is the reason that he doesn’t do so are that he earns advertising dollars from them? My statements are actually true. Show me a single regional center that has advertised with Ali Jahangiri and has sold securities to EB-5 visa investors but has NOT committed securities fraud and has NOT violated securities laws or received laundered funds. There are quite a few of them, so please show me ONE that has the CEO willing to sign a sworn affidavit that they’ve never violated securities laws, committed securities fraud or received laundered funds. Show me even ONE such regional center, and I will IMMEDIATELY retract my statements. Do keep in mind, that Mr. Jahangiri DOES receive advertising revenue from other folks such as immigration agents (who have not only received illegal commissions for the unlawful sale of securities but also violated securities laws and committed securities fraud while illegally offering and selling securities for regional centers). For instance, we can take a nice deep look @ Civitas. I believe that would turn up a treasure trove of dirt. Then there is Pathways. Then there is Greenberg Traurig, where I don’t need to say anything as their reputation precedes them. Did I forget Reeves or the USA continental Regional Centre or Omega Regional Centres? Or Extell / McAllen / North Texas EB-5 regional centers from the Spring 2013 issue. See page 26 of your Spring 2013 issue to understand why you don’t stand a chance. You can even look at GCGRC or Related EB-5 NYC Metro or Green Detroit or Green Card Fund regional centers from the Winter 2014 edition. There is simply an embarrassment of riches and I can’t decide where to start, but you can be sure that I will be subpoenaing EVERY single one of those entities mentioned above AND some I haven’t had a chance to mention, and I think you can read my blog to figure out that I can do things in forensic audits that would make plaintiffs’ lawyers and journalists have a field day. Your problem is, I don’t speak lightly and can substantiate what I say and am professionally qualified to do so.2.    This statement is also true, as the Regional Centres don’t owe a fiduciary duty to the EB-5 visa investor, while I as a Real Estate Broker do owe a fiduciary duty to my clients. 
   3.    This is a rhetorical question, and answer #1 shows why. Did you ever hear the saying that “birds of a feather flock together”? 
   4.    This is also true, and I believe a few subpoenas and depositions can help clear this out for your client right away. For list of potential deposees and subpoena targets, see paragraph 1 above.

Still feel lucky Mr. Page? Go ahead, Mr. Page. Make my day J As I said earlier, it’s not very often that I nowadays get to have so much fun. At the end of the day, crime doesn’t pay and it may be time Ali Jahangiri and his advertisers learnt that lesson personally. Do keep in mind that if you do make the mistake of suing, I will be making counter claims, and subpoenaing your advertisers AND deposing their CEO’s and your other advertisers such as attorneys Beshara, Klasko, Wolfsdorf, etc.

Yours truly,

Mohammed Shaikh, Licensed RE and Business Broker (CA & FL)

Phone: +1 407 535 0616    Skype: Mohammed.Shaikh

Online: http://www.smartbusinessbroker.com

From: Lidell Page [mailto:lpage@srbr-law.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 4:28 PM
To: info@smartbusinessbroker.com
Cc: Jeff D. Neiderman
Subject: RE: Cease and Desist - Ali Jahangiri and EB5 Investors

I will not respond to your nonsense except to say that we will proceed with litigation if you fail to comply with the cease and desist letter coupled with the false statements set forth in your e-mail below.  This is my last communication to you regarding this matter.

Lidell

From: Mohammed Shaikh, RE Broker (CA & FL), MBA, CFE [mailto:info@smartbusinessbroker.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 12:45 PM
To: 'Lidell Page'; fdns@dhs.gov; USCIS.ImmigrantInvestorProgram@uscis.dhs.gov
Cc: ali@outclickmedia.com; kenric@watchdogvirginia.org; tom.hamburger@washpost.com; wbarrett@forbes.com; 'Shaun Waterman'
Subject: RE: Cease and Desist - Ali Jahangiri and EB5 Investors

Hello Lidell

Nice to make your acquaintance. First and foremost, speaking the truth IS actually an affirmative defense. Secondly, can you PLEASE tell me, which of my activities are unlawful, in your esteemed opinion? You seem to be a solicitor, and I don’t believe you’ve ever had the pleasure of being reamed. The difference between solicitors and barristers is, the former bark and the latter bite. Would you like to experience it? Then be my guest, and feel free to sue me. I will be happy to give you a textbook example of how to go demolish opposing counsel during motion practice and at trial. I believe you would need to file in federal court, and I suggest you look up the address for the Middle District Of Florida, as that is where I live and do business, and that is where you need to sue. Mr. Jahangiri isn’t the first person to threaten to sue me and won’t be the last. I can and will teach you and Mr. Jahangiri just how real depositions are done and how subpoenas can be used quite effectively. If you actually find that I have made any false statements, feel free to go ahead and let me know, and I will personally apologize. If you do make the mistake of suing me just because I expose crooks, this is how I will proceed:

a)    Subpoena your client’s emails, communications, ESI, financials and publications for past 4 years (and yes, I’ve been a qualified Certified Fraud Examiner for over a decade now and do hold an MBA in Accounting) to ascertain just how much money he made and who his advertisers are.

b)    Subpoena the emails, communications, ESI, financials and offering documents of his BIGGEST contributors, advertisers, regional centers, attorneys and marketers.

c)    Depose your client and his advertisers.

d)    Use those documents obtained in Step B to prove conclusively that his advertisers have illegally offered and sold securities, committed securities / mail / wire fraud as well as helped launder funds to the tune of several hundred million dollars.

e)    Get summary judgment.

f)     Turn over the documents I obtained during discovery to the SEC + FBI + DHS + IRS for reward money.

g)    By the way, I would definitely file a counter claim for damages against your client, and Florida juries are known to be quite generous.

I suggest that you closely look at your client’s advertisers and have a candid heart to heart conversation with your client and his advertisers to confirm that the regional centers and marketers that Mr. Jahangiri is dealing with actually do commit the crimes I listed above on a fairly regular basis. They actively collaborated to illegally offer and sell securities, as well as committed securities fraud, violated securities laws AND laundered funds. Moreover, your client is  himself aware that regional centers usually commit securities fraud, launder funds, violate securities /. Tax / Foreign Exchange Laws, as pretty much everyone in the EB-5 business is familiar with me and my blog.

Your client knew a lot of facts before hand, and yet he deliberately advertises and actually promotes regional centers in his interviews. Despite knowing that not even a single regional center that has ever offered and / or sold securities overseas has done so legally, Mr. Jahangiri praises them in public in order to deceive EB-5 visa investors and fraudulently induce them to invest with regional centers. Ali Jahangiri can’t claim ignorance as he was aware of these facts, and despite having obtained first hand knowledge not only through me but also through trade blogs, publications, news, USCIS and SEC, your client still continued misleading potential EB-5 visa investors by issuing misleading and fraudulent statements. I am sure you as an attorney are familiar with the Daisy Chain concept of conspiracy, and are aware that a whole bunch of EB-5 visa investors CAN sue Mr. Jahangiri by claiming that they relied on his published words to invest in regional centers. Do you realise the ramifications of going down the path to a lawsuit? If not, I suggest, you confer with qualified criminal defense and securities lawyers, because once you do walk down that path, I will see to it that your client WILL go to prison for a long time for aiding and abetting securities fraud, illegal sales of securities, conspiracy to violate Tax / Foreign Exchange / Securities / AML laws, etc.

My goals are simple: To prevent fraud AND to help my clients. Your client, despite being an attorney (inactive at the moment), chose to turn a blind eye towards the illegal activities of his clients, and in the process has arguably become their co-conspirator in a vast conspiracy to violate a huge spectrum of laws. Just last year, I got similar threatening emails from GCFM’s attorney, and I sent them packing with their tail between their legs. Anyone familiar with regional centers and the law can tell you the following facts:

a)    Regional Centres usually offer and sell securities ILLEGALLY.

b)    They illegally offer commissions to unlicensed agents overseas in order to sell third rate securities.

c)    They launder funds in order to circumvent tax and foreign exchange laws.

d)    They commit securities fraud on a routine basis.

e)    They’ve defrauded thousands of EB-5 visa investors out of over a BILLION dollars.

Would you like to try your luck? Do you feel lucky counselor? Go ahead, make my day J FYI, I’ve already cc’ed some folks from the media and the DHS, who may now wish to do their own review of Mr. Jahangiri’s activities and statements. I look forward to your review of my statements and to seeing you soon in court.

Yours truly,

Mohammed Shaikh, Licensed RE and Business Broker (CA & FL)

Phone: +1 407 535 0616    Skype: Mohammed.Shaikh

Online: http://www.smartbusinessbroker.com

From: Lidell Page [mailto:lpage@srbr-law.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 2:02 PM
To: info@smartbusinessbroker.com
Subject: Cease and Desist - Ali Jahangiri and EB5 Investors

Mr. Shaikh,

Please see the attached cease and desist letter.

Sincerely,

Lidell Page

Lidell A. Page | Partner | Schwarcz, Rimberg, Boyd & Rader LLP |

6310 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 360 | Los Angeles, CA 90048 |

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Practical reasons Broker dealers can't sell securities for US regional centers overseas. Why should EB-5 visa investors select Genuine Direct investment businesses?

Chinese law requires offering and sales of securities to be done only after prior approval from CSRC. Similarly, Indian law requires offering and sales of securities to be done only after prior approval from SEBI. While it is true that US based Broker dealers can use foreign associates to offer and sell securities, most broker dealers and regional centers know, but won't disclose the pertinent fact that those foreign associates are REQUIRED to be be in compliance with the securities laws governing their foreign jurisdictions.

Most regional centers and fraudulent partnership promoters offer and sell their securities through immigration agents who're UNLICENSED to offer and sell securities in their respective jurisdictions, and this usually results in not only illegal offering and sales of securities, due to which the sale can be rescinded (rolled back) if the EB-5 visa investor wishes to do so, but also usually results in grounds for suing the regional center and the unlicensed (to sell securities) immigration agents for securities fraud, as failure to disclose the material fact that they were NOT licensed to offer and securities in that foreign jurisdiction where the securities were offered and sold constitutes securities fraud, and so does failure to disclose the material fact that the regional center's offering was unauthorized by that jurisdiction's regulator. Even if regional centers employ US based broker dealers to help offer and sell securities overseas, both the regional center AND the broker dealer are required to ensure that they do so only through licensed securities professionals overseas, and that the securities offering is approved by the overseas regulator. A practical example is as follows: Any US based broker dealer can check that the securities regulatory authority in China and India are CSRC and SEBI respectively, and is required to ensure that their foreign affiliates are licensed by those regulators and are offering the US based securities in a manner compliant with foreign laws. This means that if a broker dealer is required to check and ascertain that in China, anyone offering or selling securities needs to be licensed by the CSRC and the securities offering needs to be approved by the CSRC, and if the broker dealer fails to do so, then under the doctrine of respondeat superior, not only the broker dealer, but the regional center itself would be liable for damages under the doctrine of respondeat superior, as a broker dealer does have an affirmative duty to confirm that it's affiliate is duly licensed AND that the security it is offering is also duly approved for sale in any overseas jurisdiction that it is offered in.

The problem for regional centers as well as fraudulent direct investment offerings (such as E3 Investment group) is that they deliberately refuse to offer and sell securities through licensed securities professionals overseas, and more importantly, they deliberately refuse to obtain approval of their securities offering from the overseas regulator, which basically means that till date, every single regional center that has ever offered and / or sold securities in India and China (I've only done comprehensive checks for these 2 countries) has done so illegally and fraudulently, and if a regional center promoters wishes to claim otherwise, they are welcome to step up and prove that they didn't violate securities laws.

EB-5 visa investors need to remember that it is easy to burn money and hard to earn money, and most, if not all, regional centers are such lousy investments that US investors will NEVER invest in them. Regional center investors usually lure investors into investing in loss making ventures, and then say that the money was at risk and was lost. I firmly believe that risk can and should be mitigated, and from past experience, I can personally confirm that it is very easy to profitably create jobs in Genuine Direct Investment Businesses, but very hard to do so in Limited Partnerships and Regional Centers.

As it is, the ROI from regional centers is quite low, and when other factors such as terrible exit strategy, lengthy delays, high risk of failure, securities law violations and conflict of interest are bundled on top of it, then the only option for an EB-5 visa investor is to opt for a Genuine Direct Investment Business.

Direct Investment Businesses usually offer the following advantages to EB-5 visa investors:

    Significantly higher ROI compared to regional centers.
    Extremely low risk of fraud and conflict of interest.
    Easy exit strategy.
    Decent capital gains.
    Quicker processing.

I've helped 70 EB-5 visa investors get their green card under the Direct Investment category, and have so far had a 100% approval rate. If you're an EB-5 visa investor interested in getting your green card safely, quickly and usually profitably, please call me. You'll be glad you did as I offer the following guarantees that my competitors usually don't offer:

1. I offer a 100% fee refund guarantee in case a client is denied due to our fault.
2. I offer a guarantee of freedom from fraud and conflict of interest to my clients. NONE of the regional centers will EVER agree to this clause.

Mohammed Shaikh, MBA, CFE, Licensed Business and RE Broker (CA & FL)
Phone: +1 407 535 0616 Skype: Mohammed.Shaikh
Online: http://www.smartbusinessbroker.com The safest EB-5 option!