Federal agents work during an investigation inside California Investment Immigration Fund in San Gabriel, Calif., Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Federal authorities on Wednesday raided the Los Angeles-area business they say cheated a US government visa programme to obtain green cards for wealthy Chinese investors, including some who were wanted by the authorities in Beijing. Photo: AP Federal agents work during an investigation inside California Investment Immigration Fund in San Gabriel, Calif., Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Federal authorities on Wednesday raided the Los Angeles-area business they say cheated a US government visa programme to obtain green cards for wealthy Chinese investors, including some who were wanted by the authorities in Beijing. Photo: AP
Federal agents work during an investigation inside California Investment Immigration Fund in San Gabriel, Calif., Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Federal authorities on Wednesday raided the Los Angeles-area business they say cheated a US government visa programme to obtain green cards for wealthy Chinese investors, including some who were wanted by the authorities in Beijing. Photo: AP
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US busts fraudulent US$50m investor migration scheme for rich Chinese, including fugitives

At least three of the would-be immigrants are on Beijing’s 100 most-wanted list

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Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Federal agents work during an investigation inside California Investment Immigration Fund in San Gabriel, Calif., Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Federal authorities on Wednesday raided the Los Angeles-area business they say cheated a US government visa programme to obtain green cards for wealthy Chinese investors, including some who were wanted by the authorities in Beijing. Photo: AP Federal agents work during an investigation inside California Investment Immigration Fund in San Gabriel, Calif., Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Federal authorities on Wednesday raided the Los Angeles-area business they say cheated a US government visa programme to obtain green cards for wealthy Chinese investors, including some who were wanted by the authorities in Beijing. Photo: AP
Federal agents work during an investigation inside California Investment Immigration Fund in San Gabriel, Calif., Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Federal authorities on Wednesday raided the Los Angeles-area business they say cheated a US government visa programme to obtain green cards for wealthy Chinese investors, including some who were wanted by the authorities in Beijing. Photo: AP
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