{"id":15965,"date":"2015-09-28T15:24:27","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T22:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=15965"},"modified":"2015-09-28T15:24:27","modified_gmt":"2015-09-28T22:24:27","slug":"owner-of-egg-donation-and-surrogacy-business-who-ripped-off-would-be-parents-sentenced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=15965","title":{"rendered":"Owner of Egg Donation and Surrogacy Business, Who Ripped Off Would-Be Parents, Sentenced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LOS ANGELES<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/u.s.DISTRICT-COURT-CENTRAL-DISTRICT.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1648 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/u.s.DISTRICT-COURT-CENTRAL-DISTRICT.png\" alt=\"u.s.DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT\" width=\"157\" height=\"155\" \/><\/a>The owner of a Glendora egg donation and surrogacy company admitted to defrauding would-be parents, egg donors and surrogate mothers over a three year period, officials announced today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>U.S. District Court Judge George H. Wu<\/strong> sentenced <strong>Allison Layton<\/strong> to 18 months in federal prison.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As a result of the fraud scheme, more than 40 victims lost more than $270,000. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Judge Wu scheduled a restitution hearing for Oct. 22.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The 38-year-old resident of Star, Idaho,\u00a0owned and operated <strong>Miracles Egg Donation<\/strong> and sometimes used the name Allison Jarvie. She lived in Glendora during the course of the scheme officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>This is the evidence against Layton, according to authorities:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Between August 2008 and January 2012, would-be parents paid tens of thousands of dollars for egg donation and surrogacy services that Miracles promised to coordinate. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Layton took money from the intended parents, but, instead of putting the funds into escrow accounts to be withdrawn only for certain costs related to the surrogacy or egg donation, Layton used the money for her own personal expenses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">These expenses includeda wedding that cost $60,000 and other costs that supported a lavish lifestyle) or to cover unpaid costs related to other clients. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When confronted by victims, Layton lied about why payments had not been made and refunds not issued and strung victims along, leading them to believe they might soon be paid, when, in fact, many were not.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As a result of Layton\u2019s misappropriation of client funds, egg donors, surrogates, attorneys and others often were not paid for all the services they provided and intended parents often did not receive all the services for which they had paid. At least one investor in Miracles also lost money.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When the donors, surrogates and intended parents sought to recover their money and costs, Layton would lull them into believing they would be repaid through false assurances that payments had already been made or would be made soon.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Layton \u201ctook advantage of dozens of individuals at a time when they were particularly vulnerable: when they were working to conceive,\u201d<strong> prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memo<\/strong> filed with the court. \u201cIn light of the significant harm she caused \u2013 in some cases, effectively preventing victims from ever having children \u2013 and the risk she still poses to the community, a significant custodial sentence is warranted.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Three victims spoke at this morning\u2019s hearing, including a couple who said that Layton\u2019s fraud denied them the chance of ever having children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The FBI investigated this case.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES The owner of a Glendora egg donation and surrogacy company admitted to defrauding would-be parents, egg donors and surrogate mothers over a three year period, officials announced today. 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