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Zhang told the panel that she and three others, including her sister, invested $100,000 in total with Oei for the Cascade project, because they believed the project was good for the environment. Zhang said she met Oei through her work as an insurance agent.

Zhang said Chinese investors were told if they invested over $500,000 with Cascade, they could immigrate to Canada. She said that she and others were told they could be confident their investment was safe because it was placed in the legal trust fund of Peschisolido and Co., a firm directed then by lawyer Joe Peschisolido, who is now a Richmond Liberal MP.

Like other investors who have testified this week, Zhang said that Oei showed investors a Chinese news article that touted Chinese investment in a B.C. environmental project that purportedly created “dozens of jobs.” The article showed a picture of Christy Clark with Chinese investors. Oei allegedly told investors one of the men pictured with Clark also planned to invest in Cascade.

“When we heard this news, everyone felt exciting,” Zhang said.

“Did Paul tell you (your investment) would be used on lease payments for his personal car?” “No, of course not,” Zhang replied.

The panel was shown investment promotional material from Oei that included the name of Wong. Zhang said that Oei claimed to investors that Wong “was very impressed” with Cascade’s immigration-investment project.

Zhang said that Oei offered her commissions for introducing other investors.

Zhang said she received about $30,000 in commissions to introduce investors to Cascade, and she earned a commission for introducing a woman who invested $500,000 with Oei in order to get her daughter immigration status in Canada.