美商人谎称投资可获绿卡证券交易委员会冻结欺诈者及其公司资产 American businessmen that investment for green securities and exchange commission to freeze the deceiver and company assets

　　约200中国人被骗上亿美元 About 200 Chinese people were tricked into hundreds of millions of dollars

　　本报讯 (记者 刘佳)当地时间8日，美国证券交易委员会(SEC)在其网站上宣布，美国商人塞思谎称投资者购买其公司股份便可快速获得移民美国的机会，诈骗250余名投资者1.45亿美元投资和1100万美元管理费用，这些投资者大多来自中国。SEC已对塞思及其两家公司的资产进行了冻结，保留了上亿美元的投资款项，但投资者被骗的1100万美元管理费用已有九成被花掉。

Report from our correspondent (Reporter Helen)The local time 8,The United States securities and exchange commission(SEC)Announced on its web site,The American businessman Seth that investors buy the shares of the company can quickly get chance of immigration to the United States,Fraud more than 250 investors $145 million and $11 million investment management cost,Most of these investors from China.SEC already to Seth and two company's assets are frozen,Retained the hundreds of millions of dollars of investment funds,But investors were tricked into $11 million cost management has ninety percent expense.

　　塞思创建的两家公司分别为芝加哥会议中心(ACCC)及芝加哥洲际区域中心信托(IRCTC)，塞思此前谎称他的公司将在芝加哥奥黑尔机场附近融资建设“世界上第一个零碳排放铂金LEED认证”的酒店和会议中心，投资者只要购买ACCC的股份，就可以通过EB-5移民投资者试点计划快速获得移民美国的机会。

Seth created two companies for the Chicago convention center(ACCC)And Chicago intercontinental regional center trust(IRCTC),Seth after that his company will be in Chicago Mr Black's near the airport construction financing"The world's first carbon neutral platinum LEED certification"The hotel and conference center,As long as investors purchase shares in the ACCC,Can through the EB - 5 immigrant investors pilot program quickly get chance of immigration to the United States.

　　EB-5计划的主要内容是，如果海外投资者投资100万美元(或50万美元在失业率较高的“特定就业领域”)于创造或维持10个美国工人岗位的项目，他们就有可能获得美国绿卡。

EB - and the main content of the plan is,If overseas investors investment of us $1 million(Or 500000 dollars in the unemployment rate higher"Obtain employment domain specific")To create or maintain ten American workers post project,They may get the green card.

　　SEC表示，塞思与他的公司欺骗中国投资者称他们已经得到所有必要的建设许可，几家酒店连锁企业也加入了这一项目。他们还向美国公司身份和移民服务局提交了伪造的文件，试图取得项目许可以及投资者的临时签证。

The SEC said,Seth and his company cheat Chinese investors say they have all the necessary construction permits,Several hotel chain enterprise also joined the project.They also to the American company identity and immigration services have submitted false documents,Try to get project approval and investors' temporary visa.

　　SEC指控称，塞思向超过250名投资者欺诈销售超过1.45亿美元证券，并收取了1100万美元管理费用，而这些投资者主要来自于中国。塞思曾承诺，如果签证不成功将退回收取的管理费，但塞思及其公司已经花掉了管理费的90%。其中，超过250万美元已经进入塞思在香港的个人账户。

SEC accused said,Seth to more than 250 investors securities fraud sales of more than $145 million,And charge the $11 million cost management,And these investors is mainly from China.Seth promised,If the visa is not successful will return the charge of the management fee,But Seth and the company has spent 90% of the management fee.the,More than $2.5 million in Hong Kong have entered the Seth personal account.

　　“好消息是，我们干预得比较早，资产冻结保留了几乎所有投资款项。”SEC执法部门的副主任斯蒂芬·L·科恩说。根据美国证券与交易委员会起诉书中的指控，塞思及其两家公司违反了1933年证券法第17(a)条及10(b)条。除了法院授予的临时限制令及资产冻结外，SEC的申诉寻求永久禁止令以及其他的金钱禁令。

"The good news is,We intervention early,Asset freezes retained almost all investment funds."SEC law enforcement department, deputy director of the Stephen l. Cohen said.According to the United States securities and exchange commission indictment of the accused,Seth and two companies in violation of the securities laws in 1933 17(a)And article 10(b)article.In addition to the court granted temporary limiting and asset freezing outside,The SEC complaint seek permanent injunctive and other money ban.

　　(原标题：约200中国人被骗上亿美元)

(Original title:About 200 Chinese people were tricked into hundreds of millions of dollars)