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Don’t Be Swindled In A Surrogacy Scam
I love my job. Every day I come into work and I get to play a small role in helping my clients start their families by bringing a baby into their lives. The part of my job that I don’t care for is when...
View ArticleOwner Of Agency Who Defrauded Egg Donors Sentenced To House Arrest
We have been following the story of Janae Helgerson and her agency, Mid-West Egg Donation, for more than a year now. Helgerson, who embezzled money belonging to her agency’s egg donors, plead guilty to...
View ArticleSurroGenesis Update: Tonya Collins Arrested And Indicted On 30 Felony Counts
After more than three years of evading accountability for her actions, Tonya Collins, the mastermind behind the Surrogenesis embezzlement ring, has been indicted by a grand jury on 30 felony accounts....
View ArticleCan There Really Be Justice In The SurroGenesis Scandal?
Let me warn you from the outset, this post will be different than most. It will be more of a rambling, stream of consciousness vent on my part than any update on the law that many of you have come to...
View ArticleNext Step For The SurroGenesis Victims
If you are one of the hundreds of victims from the SurroGenesis scandal, you ought to confirm that you are registered in the FBI’s Victim Assistance Program. Once in the system, you will receive...
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SurroGenesis Update: Tonya Collins To Appear In Federal Court Today
More from the Modesto Bee: Federal authorities allege that Tonya Collins kept seeking out more clients and taking their money, even after the surrogacy agency she ran collapsed because she spent the...
View ArticleTonya Collins Enters Not Guilty Plea To Federal Criminal Charges
It should come as no surprise that Tonya Collins has plead not guilty today. That was expected. What I found interesting though was the more than 10,000 pages in discovery that the prosecution has in...
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SurroGenesis Owner Tonya Collins Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud
Breaking news out of Fresno as Tonya Collins has changed her plea to guilty: A woman who ran a Modesto surrogacy agency has pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud after bilking would-be parents...
View ArticleFBI Releases Statement On Tonya Collins Guilty Plea
The FBI just released a statement on today’s guilty plea by Tonya Collins: Tonya Ann Collins, 37, formerly of Modesto, pleaded guilty today to four counts of wire fraud in connection with a scheme she...
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My Thoughts On Tonya Collins’ Sentencing
This sentencing, while welcome news to many, in no way remedies the damage that was wrought by Tonya Collins. That harm was irreparable, the damage caused largely indiscernible and no prison sentence...
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