Pair indicted in San Antonio for $1 million "investment fraud scheme"

A Mexican businessman and his wife, who own restaurants here in San Antonio, are among those indicted for a million-dollar investment fraud scheme. We have been investigating this since August of last year when the FBI first raided the couple's home in Stone Oak.

Juan Enrique Kramer and Adriana Pastor were indicted along with two others on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy. They allegedly took money from investors promising ownership of restaurants, visas for the buyers and other assistance, but did not keep their end of the deal.

This past Friday the FBI again raided Kramer and Pastor's home on Battle Oak near Huebner. Court records show the government seized $59-thousand dollars of their money.

A photo of Juan Enrique Kramer was provided to News 4 by one of the alleged victims here in San Antonio. A picture of Adriana Pastor also appears on the Facebook page for the restaurant Las Quekas.

Another Las Quekas restaurant located in North Star Mall lists Pastor as owner on city health inspection reports.

According to the indictment, the couple took upfront investments of twenty to twenty-five thousand dollars from their victims.

“They were bringing in Mexican nationals into the United States with the promise of a visa using this business as the investment," says Peter Morales, who went to the FBI on behalf of some of the victims who don't speak English well.

Morales says some of the investors lost life savings. One of them took a picture of Kramer when they signed the contract and claims Kramer made a chilling comment.

“Mr. Kramer said to Mr. Juan Garcia, ‘you can use that picture at any time if I ever commit fraud against you. You have evidence of me signing the contract.’"

The two others indicted are Noel Olguin of Victoria and Karina Hernandez, a Mexican national. Morales claims the two brokered some of the deals.

Federal prosecutors say a chain of restaurants called Las Quesadillas was also involved.