Legal Brief Summary
Prepared by: Mark Lepore
Date: September 4, 2025
Subject: Allegations of Fraud, Racketeering, Securities Violations, and National Security Breach by ECI Development and Affiliates

I. Parties Involved
- Respondents:
- ECI Development
- Gran Pacifica Management Association (GPMA)
- Mike Cobb (Trustee)
- Joel Nagel (Trustee)
- Valeria Espinoza (Beneficiary, later removed)
- Complainant:
- Mark Lepore, homeowner and investor

II. Summary of Allegations
- Illegal Securities Sales
- Shares sold to Canadian and U.S. citizens without registration or exemption
- No prospectus filed; no KYC or AML compliance
- Entity listed on shares does not exist in Belize registry
- Trust-Based Property Manipulation
- Homeowner assets placed into a Trust without informed consent
- Trust used to bypass Nicaraguan coastal land laws
- Signatures may have been forged or concealed
- Infrastructure Sabotage
- Unsafe solar installations led to fires
- Persistent bridge flooding and poor utilities
- Alleged intentional neglect to drive residents out
- HOA/HPR Financial Misconduct
- Funds diverted into private Trust accounts
- No transparency or reinvestment in community
- Suspected tax evasion and embezzlement
- National Security Breach
- Trust structure removed Nicaraguan ownership
- Triggered 15 km coastal land seizure law
- Assets now under foreign control, violating sovereignty
- Global Replication of Fraud Model
- Similar Trust schemes used in Canada
- Charities and clubs allegedly used for laundering and influence
- Communities financially drained and liquidated
- Psychological Coercion & Isolation
- Gaslighting, armed intimidation, and social exclusion
- Constructive eviction through engineered dysfunction
- False Advertising & Consumer Fraud
- Misrepresentation of internet, infrastructure, and ownership
- Warranties denied; promises unfulfilled
- Charity Laundering & Influence Networks
- Rotary and Lions Clubs allegedly used to mask financial flows
- Minimal community benefit; suspected coercion of officials
- Ownership Sabotage & Asset Absorption
- Homes built by residents absorbed into Trust
- Assets resold or rented under concealed ownership
- Residents left with no legal recourse

III. Legal Grounds for Investigation
- Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)
- Canadian Securities Act & U.S. Securities Exchange Act
- Nicaraguan Property and National Security Law
- Consumer Protection Statutes
- Tax Fraud and Money Laundering Regulations
- Civil Rights and Constructive Eviction Claims

IV. Requested Actions
- Formal investigation by CSA, SEC, and Nicaraguan authorities
- Audit of Trust structures, HOA/HPR finances, and charitable entities
- Legal review of property contracts and share certificates
- Public disclosure of ownership status and financial flows
- Protection and restitution for affected homeowners

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