Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe and former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's brother Anthony Rodham are facing a $17 million fraud lawsuit from Chinese investors in Greentech Automotive, an electric car company that appears to be struggling to survive.
A group of 32 Chinese citizens filed the suit last week in Fairfax County, Virginia court, claiming that they were swindled out of about $560,000 apiece as a result of misrepresentations made by McAuliffe and Rodham-two of the most prominent and politically connected proponents of the venture aimed at manufacturing electric cars in the U.S.Story Continued Below.
"Plaintiffs now face the prospect of having to uproot their families once again, with the expense and stress of deportation to China looming before them," the suit says, accusing McAuliffe, Rodham, Greentech founder Charles Xiaolin Wang and others of running a "Scam."
McAuliffe and Rodham did several tours through China to seek investments in the electric car startup, the suit says.
A Department of Homeland Security inspector general report issued in 2015 said USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas created "An appearance of favoritism and special access" by responding to entreaties from McAuliffe and Rodham to speed up action on applications related to the project.
The report did not accuse McAuliffe or Rodham of wrongdoing.
A key challenge for the investors' suit will be proving that McAuliffe, Rodham or Wang should be individually liable for any losses.
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/28/greentech-automotive-lawsuit-terry-mcauliffe-262771
A group of 32 Chinese citizens filed the suit last week in Fairfax County, Virginia court, claiming that they were swindled out of about $560,000 apiece as a result of misrepresentations made by McAuliffe and Rodham-two of the most prominent and politically connected proponents of the venture aimed at manufacturing electric cars in the U.S.Story Continued Below.
"Plaintiffs now face the prospect of having to uproot their families once again, with the expense and stress of deportation to China looming before them," the suit says, accusing McAuliffe, Rodham, Greentech founder Charles Xiaolin Wang and others of running a "Scam."
McAuliffe and Rodham did several tours through China to seek investments in the electric car startup, the suit says.
A Department of Homeland Security inspector general report issued in 2015 said USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas created "An appearance of favoritism and special access" by responding to entreaties from McAuliffe and Rodham to speed up action on applications related to the project.
The report did not accuse McAuliffe or Rodham of wrongdoing.
A key challenge for the investors' suit will be proving that McAuliffe, Rodham or Wang should be individually liable for any losses.
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/28/greentech-automotive-lawsuit-terry-mcauliffe-262771
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