There is a person from California who has been convincing people all over the country to pay her, via wire, check, and credit card, $30,000 and more to "teach" people how to invest in commercial real estate and then supposedly to put them into commercial real estate deals. She has convinced well over a hundred people to give her money by falsifying her credentials as a commercial real estate "expert". In reality, she has little to no experience in commercial real estate but knows how to talk a good game. Although she now lives in California, she is soon relocating to Florida.
A problem is that many people wired money to her company and wrote checks to her company before checking her out thoroughly. Her lies about her "expertise" have just recently come to the surface. But now she is refusing to refund money to people and has been unresponsive to those who email and call her "office" which is really a UPS store address.
Some people have contracts with her but she has not lived up to her contract but others were convinced by her to send her money without even a contract.
She can be found but at this point it is a civil issue. Is there a way this can be turned into a criminal issue such as wire fraud or securities violations since she has no securities license and her contract states she is to find commercial investments for the people who paid her $30,000? Would her complete fabrication of her "expertise" in commercial real estate be grounds to pursue fraud on a criminal basis? Is there a statute to cite showing that she violated criminal law somehow? Civil law is not enough to pin her down but criminal law may do the job.
A problem is that many people wired money to her company and wrote checks to her company before checking her out thoroughly. Her lies about her "expertise" have just recently come to the surface. But now she is refusing to refund money to people and has been unresponsive to those who email and call her "office" which is really a UPS store address.
Some people have contracts with her but she has not lived up to her contract but others were convinced by her to send her money without even a contract.
She can be found but at this point it is a civil issue. Is there a way this can be turned into a criminal issue such as wire fraud or securities violations since she has no securities license and her contract states she is to find commercial investments for the people who paid her $30,000? Would her complete fabrication of her "expertise" in commercial real estate be grounds to pursue fraud on a criminal basis? Is there a statute to cite showing that she violated criminal law somehow? Civil law is not enough to pin her down but criminal law may do the job.