SEC alleges SiliconSage Builders CEO
Sanjeev Acharya targeted community members in Ponzi scheme.
The SEC has charged a California-based real estate development company and its owner in connection with an alleged $119 million fraudulent offering that turned out to be a Ponzi scheme.
According to the SEC’s complaint, SiliconSage Builders LLC (aka Silicon Sage Builders) and its sole owner Sanjeev Acharya raised approximately $119.2 million from 250 retail investors, most of whom were part of Northern California’s South Asian community. Acharya allegedly lied to investors that the company was profitable and promised investment returns as a high as 23% per year.
“Acharya falsely described Silicon Sage Builders and all of its real estate projects as efficient, successful, and profitable when, in fact, from 2016 to 2019, all but one of his projects had significant cost overruns and did not generate enough revenue to cover the overruns,” said the complaint.
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Washington, D.C. (Newsfile Corp. - December 21, 2020) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it filed an emergency action against California-based real estate development company SiliconSage Builders LLC, aka Silicon Sage Builders, and its sole owner, Sanjeev Acharya, in connection with an alleged $119 million fraudulent offering.
According to the SEC s complaint, Silicon Sage Builders and Acharya raised money from approximately 250 retail investors, most of whom were members of the Northern California South Asian community, by falsely describing Silicon Sage Builders real estate business as profitable and promising investors exorbitant returns. In fact, as the complaint alleges, from 2016 to 2019, all but one of Silicon Sage Builders projects had significant cost overruns and did not generate enough money to pay investors the promised returns. Acharya, as alleged in the complaint, misled investors into believing the payments they received were deriv
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it filed an emergency action against California-based real estate development company SiliconSage Builders LLC, aka Silicon Sage Builders, and its sole owner, Sanjeev Acharya, in connection with an alleged $119 million fraudulent offering.
According to the SEC s complaint, Silicon Sage Builders and Acharya raised money from approximately 250 retail investors, most of whom were members of the Northern California South Asian community, by falsely describing Silicon Sage Builders real estate business as profitable and promising investors exorbitant returns. In fact, as the complaint alleges, from 2016 to 2019, all but one of Silicon Sage Builders projects had significant cost overruns and did not generate enough money to pay investors the promised returns. Acharya, as alleged in the complaint, misled investors into believing the payments they rec