澳大利亚证券与投资委员会(ASIC)近日宣布,三名“Remedy Housing”高管因推广所谓“无息房贷”项目而被法院裁定犯有欺诈罪名。
这家并未持有金融服务或信贷牌照的公司,以“仅需$1万押金、一年内获得房产所有权和无息房贷”为诱饵,从澳洲及新西兰的太平洋岛国社区中吸引了超过120名客户,累计骗取近150万澳元。
Remedy Housing对外宣传:
他们声称资金来源包括海外投资者,甚至引用了萨摩亚橄榄球明星Trevor Leota的名义以增强可信度。
但ASIC调查发现:
实际上并没有任何投资人、没有贷款发放、也没有房产交付。
这些客户的押金被挪用至运营推广项目、以及两名高管Smith与Khodr的个人账户。
2021年,ASIC成功向联邦法院申请临时禁令,叫停该公司并起诉涉案人员。
如今,维多利亚郡法院陪审团在为期四周的审判后作出如下裁决:
值得注意的是,被用作宣传噱头的Leota并未被起诉。
三人将于2025年9月9日举行量刑听证会,每项罪名最高可判15年监禁和高达76.5万澳元罚款。
ASIC主席Joe Longo表示:
“陪审团的判决反映出公众对如此规模金融欺诈的强烈关注。此案也展现了ASIC严惩信贷与金融服务行业不诚信行为的决心。”
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