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April McCullum and Dan D Ambrosio, Burlington Free Press Published 6:59 pm UTC Dec. 22, 2020 Show caption Hide caption The hole in downtown Newport was a demolished city block that was to become a retail, office and residential space, and possibly a boutique hotel, under Bill Stenger and Ariel Quiros grand design. It was never approved as an EB-5 project that could accept foreign investment. After allegations of financial fraud pulled both Jay Peak Resort and Burke Mountain into federal receivership, the plan flew apart. RYAN MERCER/FREE PRESS As ski season was drawing to a close at Jay Peak, J.J. Toland heard a knock at his door and looked up to see a security officer, who told him to step away from his computer. ....
April McCullum and Dan D Ambrosio, Burlington Free Press Published 6:29 pm UTC Dec. 22, 2020 Show caption Hide caption Bill Stenger (center) introduced Dr. Ike Lee, CEO of AnC Bio Vermont (right), and Todd Bacheldor, CEO of Menck Windows Vermont (left), at the former Bogner facility that will house AnC Bio and Menck in Newport on Thursday, April 10, 2013. The two companies are participants in Stenger s $600 million, EB-5 visa program-financed in the Northeast Kingdom. GLENN RUSSELL/FREE PRESS To those who were watching carefully in 2012, the cracks in Ariel Quiros’ scheme were beginning to show. The first public sign of trouble at Jay Peak ski resort came from Douglas Hulme, a British broker who had been given exclusive marketing rights for the resort’s first EB-5 projects. ....