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are-foot project was first developed in 1961 and expanded in 1981. The property was set to be renovated by a group led by developer Robert Matthews. Matthews then raised $44 million from EB-5 investors, according to a complaint by the Securities and Exchange Commission. EB-5 is a federal program that allow
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027065 →a group of EB-5 investors, the development group claimed that famous celebrities and politicians such as Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Celine Dion and Bill Koch — would serve on the Palm House’s advisory board when, in fact, they did not. Related Companies, led by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, developed
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027065 →and expanded in 1981. The property was set to be renovated by a group led by developer Robert Matthews. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027068 --- PAGE BREAK --- Matthews then raised $44 million from EB-5 investors, according to a complaint by the Securities and Exchange Commission. EB-5 is a federal program that allow
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027069 →a group of EB-5 investors, the development group claimed that famous celebrities and politicians such as Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Celine Dion and Bill Koch — would serve on the Palm House’s advisory board when, in fact, they did not. Related Companies, led by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, develope
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027069 →Palm House Robert Matthews EB-5 Clintons Trump Tony Bennett
d of "political and business leaders with worldwide experience." In addition, the marketing materials named Celine Dion, Tony Bennett and billionaire Bill Koch as celebrity members at the hotel's club. But more than six years later, the Palm House's planned $91 million makeover remains unfinished. The dilapi
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029520 →ge Gesten McDonald PLLC, who's representing EB-5 investors in the Palm House lawsuit. Regional centers like SARC function as middlemen between Robert Matthews developers and their foreign investors. But despite the key role they play in the EB-5 process, there's minimal regulation over how they operate and
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029521 →EWS Q SUBSCRIBE MY ACCOUNT in EB-5 funding for personal expenses, including the purchase of a 151-foot yacht named "Alibi" and his own debt payments. Matthews and the project's general contractor, Nicholas Laudano, recently pleaded guilty to fraud charges in federal court, while the 91 EB-5 backers lost the
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029521 →Entities connected to both Matthews and Bill Koch

Jeffrey Epstein
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Donald Trump
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Bill Clinton
PERSONRobert Matthews
PERSONthe Palm House Hotel
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Keith Larsen
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Celine Dion
PERSONAndrew A. Mathews
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Errol Blumer
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Robert Kaplan
PERSONGiven
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Robert Given
PERSONJustin Metz
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Michael Milken
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the Related Companies
ORGANIZATIONCushman & Wakefield
ORGANIZATIONMiami Dolphins
ORGANIZATIONPalm Beach Island
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