The below article, published on April 15, 2012, discusses some of the difficulties facing the EB-5 program, and EB-5 investors, in particular: 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/16/opinion/reform-the-eb-5-program.html?_r=1

It raises the question:  What steps can EB-5 investors take to make sure that their investment is "at risk," without the investor being "at risk" of being the victim of a scam?