December 22, 2025 (SAINT PAUL) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison today sued Christian Palacios, Juan Diego Guevara Sanchez, and companies they own, including Nueva Vision Latinoamerica LLC (“Nueva Vision”), alleging they defrauded thousands of customers in Minnesota and across the country by falsely advertising their non-immigrant tourist visa services. The suit is a result of more than 100 consumers reporting predatory business practices that prompted the Attorney General’s Office to launch an investigation into the defendants’ business practices.
In the lawsuit, Attorney General Ellison asserts that the couple and their Bloomington-based businesses-Nueva Vision, Nueva Vision Multiservicios LLC, and Multinacional Express LLC-defrauded thousands of customers by advertising that they would obtain tourist visas for their family members who live abroad. However, the defendants charged customers several hundred to several thousands of dollars each for Nueva Vision’s so-called “family reunification” program, then often failed to submit visa applications as promised. The defendants told customers they had made consular appointments for the customers’ family members that defendants never made, after the customers had paid them to make the visa interview appointments. As part of their scheme, the defendants represented that customers’ family members were required to send their original passports to Nueva Vision for them to complete the visa application, then frequently refused to return the passports unless customers paid hundreds of dollars more, effectively extorting them.
Moreover, Ms. Palacios, her spouse Mr. Guevara, and their businesses represented Ms. Palacios as an attorney even though she is not licensed to practice law in Minnesota or any other state. The complaint contains first-hand evidence of how Ms. Palacios and Mr. Guevara defrauded, deceived, and harmed their customers, and never delivered on the promises they made…