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SEC Freezes Assets of ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ïlls Real Estate Investment and Leaders Amid $56 Million Fraud Allegations

Posted on September 5th, 2024 at 1:47 PM
SEC Freezes Assets of ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ïlls Real Estate Investment and Leaders Amid $56 Million Fraud Allegations

From the desk of Jim Eccleston at ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken emergency action against ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ïlls Real Estate Investment, LLC, its CEO Janalie C. Bingham, and Jean Joseph, a previously convicted felon, for allegedly defrauding investors out of $56 million. The SEC’s complaint claims that the defendants misled approximately 660 investors nationwide, many of whom invested their retirement savings, into their fraudulent scheme.

According to SEC.gov, the defendants falsely claimed that ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ïlls managed a $450 million real estate portfolio focused on South Florida and that investor funds were solely used to purchase and improve properties. Starting in January 2020, the defendants allegedly used unregistered sales agents to promote ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ïlls' "Assets-to-Income Program," which offered promissory notes supposedly backed by real estate and promised returns ranging from 12 percent to as high as 99 percent over three years.

In reality, the SEC alleges that only $11 million of investor funds were used to purchase properties, which were heavily mortgaged and failed to generate enough income to meet the promised returns. The complaint also accuses Bingham and Joseph of diverting $28 million of investor funds into speculative futures and options trading, resulting in $11.9 million in losses. The defendants allegedly paid $6.9 million in undisclosed commissions to sales agents and used about $10 million in a Ponzi-like scheme to pay interest and redemption requests from earlier investors. Furthermore, Bingham and Joseph are accused of personally misappropriating $1.8 million and transferring $1.95 million worth of ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ïlls-financed properties to themselves.

 

ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï LLC represents investors and financial advisors nationwide in securities, employment, transition, regulatory, and disciplinary matters.

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