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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Sep. 6, 2014

Attorney who cheated EB-5 investors faces criminal and civil charges

Criminal and civil actions were filed Wednesday against Justin Moongyu Lee, an L.A.-based immigration attorney who allegedly defrauded foreign investors seeking permanent residency status in the U.S. out of some $47 million.


By Melanie Brisbon


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Both criminal and civil actions have been filed this week against Justin Moongyu Lee, a Los Angeles-based immigration attorney who allegedly defrauded foreign investors seeking permanent residency status in the United States out of some $47 million.


Lee is accused of soliciting Chinese and Korean investors seeking to gain residency in the U.S. through an immigrant investor visa program called the ...

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