Intended parents claim Texas company stole millions of dollars for surrogates, FBI seeking victims

Snag these new Insider Deals before they are gone– A Texas-based company is accused of stealing millions of dollars from intended parents meant for surrogates and more alleged victims are coming forward claiming to be caught in the middle of the scheme.

She is the fourth alleged victim to share her story publicly with the NBC affiliate in Houston, but the lawsuit claims hundreds of families have been impacted.Mitton is experiencing secondary infertility, which is why she and her husband took the surrogacy route for their fourth child, expected in December.But she is part of a growing list of intended parents who say SEAM, which came recommended, stole money in their escrow accounts that should be paying their surrogates.

According to a lawsuit filed in Harris County, SEAM and Side defrauded clients by luring them into a fiduciary relationship earlier this month erasing social media accounts and deleting business websites. An automated response from Side’s email on Wednesday claimed she’s the subject of an “active investigation by federal authorities” and at the advice of counsel, “not permitted to respond to any inquiries.”

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