Kushner Companies says it will send a cease-and-desist letter in response to sales pitches using Jared Kushner’s name online to attract high-priced Chinese investments in exchange for U.S. visas and possible green cards, according to a report Thursday.
“Kushner Companies was not aware of these sites and has nothing to do with them. The company will be sending a cease and desist letter regarding the references to Jared Kushner,” a Kushner Companies spokesperson told CNN.
CNN said it contacted two companies, US Immigration Fund based in Jupiter, Fla., and Qiaowai, a Chinese immigration company, about using Kushner’s name. The former removed the post and blamed it on a third party immigration consultancy firm. Qiaowai did not respond to the request for comment.
Kushner, a top adviser and son-in-law to President Trump, was mentioned by Kushner Companies in a sales pitch to Chinese investors back in May. His sister, Nicole Kushner Meyer, pitched a $500,000 spending opportunity on the Kushner One property in New Jersey in order to get an EB-5 visa, which is viewed as a fast track to obtaining citizenship.
His family’s company apologized soon after it was reported, saying that it didn’t mean to leverage his position in government to lure investors.
Kushner, who joined the White House in January, had divested from the New Jersey project and Kushner Companies.
