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3:22-cv-02118
Texas Northern
Other Statutes: Securities/Commodities/Exchange
Brantley Starr
A Texas federal judge has approved a $2.5 million settlement with one of many entities connected to real estate developer Timothy Barton, who allegedly raised more than $26 million from Chinese investors by inflating real estate prices and is being sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case against Texas real estate developers who allegedly overinflated prices in a scheme that raised more than $26 million from 100 Chinese investors has been stayed while a parallel criminal case plays out, according to a Texas federal court order.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint in federal court against two Texas-based real estate developers, their affiliated LLCs and a Chinese businessman alleging they raised more than $26 million from 100 foreign investors by inflating real estate offering prices.