{"id":51431,"date":"2022-11-21T20:16:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T04:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=51431"},"modified":"2022-11-21T20:16:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T04:16:08","slug":"woman-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison-for-multimillion-dollar-fraud-targeting-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=51431","title":{"rendered":"Woman Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Targeting Investors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv2824939954MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>LOS ANGELES\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2824939954MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-51164 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/qtq80-bKiHX2-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/qtq80-bKiHX2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/qtq80-bKiHX2-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/qtq80-bKiHX2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/qtq80-bKiHX2-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/qtq80-bKiHX2-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A San Gabriel Valley woman was sentenced Monday to 20 years in federal prison for causing tens of millions of dollars in losses to investors who provided funds intended for a hotel and condominium complex in the Coachella Valley, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2824939954MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Instead, Ruixue \u201cSerena\u201d Shi used the money to finance her lavish lifestyle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2824939954MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner sentenced Ruixue \u201cSerena\u201d Shi, 38, of Arcadia. The judge also ordered her to pay $35.8 million in restitution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2824939954MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shi pleaded guilty in October 2021 to one count of wire fraud, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2824939954MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50357 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/40657-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/40657-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/40657-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/40657-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/40657-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/40657.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Shi has been in federal custody since August 2020 after law enforcement discovered she had been researching how to flee the United States on a contraband iPhone while free on bond in this criminal case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2824939954MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">At Monday&#8217;s sentencing hearing, after Shi attempted to withdraw her guilty plea, Judge Klausner remarked, \u201cThere has been no acceptance of responsibility; there has been a denial of responsibility.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2824939954MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 From November 2015 to July 2018, Shi was the general manager of Global House Buyer LLC (GHB), a China-based real estate company that had an office in Los Angeles. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2824939954MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Shi reached an agreement with Dakota Development, a real estate development subsidiary of the Los Angeles-based lifestyle hospitality company SBE Entertainment, to build a real estate development in the City of Coachella under SBE\u2019s brand name, \u201cHyde.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2824939954MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Hyde Resorts was supposed to be a 207-unit luxury condominium and hotel complex with 95,000 square feet of conference facilities, a pool, spa, fitness center, and other amenities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2824939954MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shi solicited investments in the Hyde complex from victims, the majority of whom were Chinese investors, by giving sales presentations at hotels and contacting victims over WeChat, a Chinese messaging, social media, and mobile payment application.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2824939954MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To induce victims to invest in the Hyde complex, Shi falsely told them their money would only be used to fund the Hyde development project. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2824939954MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">In reality, Shi used much of the victims\u2019 money on her expenses, including spending nearly $300,000 to purchase two luxury cars. He spent about $2.2 million at a company that provided luxury travel and concierge services. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2824939954MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">He also spent almost $800,000 in victim funds at a full-service styling agency in Beverly Hills and used hundreds of thousands of dollars of victims\u2019 money on high-end clothing designers, restaurants, and other stores.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2824939954MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 More than two dozen victims submitted statements to the court, with many describing the substantial financial hardship they experienced. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2824939954MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Several discussed their reliance on Shi\u2019s false promises that their investments would assist them in securing visas to immigrate to the United States. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2824939954MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">One victim even wrote that, after losing his retirement savings to Shi\u2019s scheme, he \u201ceven contemplated suicide,\u201d according to court papers filed by prosecutors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2824939954MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In its sentencing papers, the government argued that victims lost at least $26,185,634 investing in Shi\u2019s fraud scheme but that the actual figure could be far higher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2824939954MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cLargely targeting her fellow Chinese nationals\u2026Shi preyed on her victims\u2019 hopes for a better life,\u201d prosecutors argued in a sentencing memorandum. \u201cShe exploited her victims\u2019 ignorance of English and trust in the soundness of the American economy. And while her victims suffered financial ruin and psychological torment, [Shi] was living large off their investments.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2824939954MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The FBI investigated this matter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2824939954MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander B. 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