Andorra Story Update: UK Firm Apologizes, Removes Fake CIP Following IMI-Article
Several prominent RCBI firms contacted IMI last week, warning that emails promoting three nonexistent CIPs were circulating and had led
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Caution: UK Firm Offering Andorra Passport for €68,000 Delivered in 3 Weeks
Update, July 3rd, 2018: After several email exchanges, the firm has informed IMI’s editor that they have removed the “programs”
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Range Developments, Attacked Again in Anonymously Written Articles, Denies Allegations
Range Developments has once more suffered attacks in the form of anonymously written articles. Press release via Range Developments: JUNE
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Fake Arrest Article “Was Sponsored” Says Publisher in Apology to Range Developments
News Americas has issued an apology to Range Developments and Mohammed Asaria for publishing a story on Monday in which
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Range-Boss Asaria Dispels Fake News Regarding Arrest in China
Yesterday, a news outlet based in the Caribbean published a story claiming Mohammed Asaria – founder of Range Developments, the
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Russian Tier 1 Investors in UK to Have their Visas “Reviewed” In Wake of Diplomatic Rout
British Home Secretary Amber Rudd has announced her officials will be scrutinizing the files of some 700 Russian investors who
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Saint Lucia Revokes Citizenship of Six Named CIP-Participants
Saint Lucia’s Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) has canceled the citizenships of six individuals who had previously obtained nationality in
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Dubai Court Issues Confusing Statement on Arton/IMC Case
A Dubai court has issued a statement (in Arabic, attached) regarding the lawsuit Arton Capital has filed against Citizenship Invest,
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Cyprus Regulator Acts Swiftly to Defend CIP-Investor Privacy Following Leak
A list of investors in Cyprus’ citizenship by investment program, intended for internal review in Parliament, found its way to
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Arton: IMC Lawsuit Moving Ahead – IMC: We Still Don’t Know What They’re Talking About
On Saturday, Arton Advisors published a press release in which the firm states it is very much moving ahead with
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Oakland Businessman Charged With Using EB-5 Investments For Personal Projects, Home Purchase
Via the United States Securities and Exchange Commission: Washington D.C., Jan. 17, 2017 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today
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Canada’s Deportation of Chinese Up 700% Since Last Year, Attributed to Massive Visa-Fraud Case
Of the 15,237 individuals slated for deportation from Canada, 2,066 are Chinese nationals. While the number of persons repatriated from
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California Lawyer Pleads Guilty to $50M EB-5 Scam Involving 130 Green Cards for Chinese Investors
Victoria Chan, a South El Monte lawyer, on Monday pleaded guilty to money laundering and having run an EB-5 scheme
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“Just Trying to Help Chinese Friends” – Portugal’s Golden Visa Trials Begin
António Figueiredo – former chairman of the Institute of Registries and Notaries (IRN) and one of several high-ranking defendants in
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Michael Arrest Related to Bribery Investigation, Timothy Harris Cancels His Gatwick Transit
In an email (seen by the editor) sent from Patrick Reilly head of the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Caribbean,
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“I have not been involved in any wrongdoing,” says Asot Michael in Statement On His Arrest at Gatwick
Following yesterday’s news of his arrest in London, and Prime Minister Browne’s subsequent removal of his ministerial duties, Asot Michael
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Antiguan Minister Arrested by British Police Upon Arrival in UK, Fired From Cabinet by PM
Asot Michael, Antigua & Barbuda’s Minister of Tourism and Investment, was arrested by British police upon arriving in London yesterday,
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Alleged Scam Company Announces €25,000 Citizenship by Investment in Georgia
2ndPassports.com, a company Citizenship and Passport Review has long accused of being a “100% confirmed scam and fraud”, has announced
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Car Bomb Kills Prominent Blogger and Malta IIP Critic Daphne Caruana Galizia
Police in Malta received reports of the explosion at 3 PM local time yesterday. Daphne Caruana Galizia, an investigative journalist
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Quis Custodiet IPSA? Due Diligence Firm Settles Iran Sanctions Violation Case
IPSA, a world-leading due diligence and risk mitigation firm, has agreed to pay US$ 259,200 to settle what the Office
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