The indictment alleges that the owner of the agency and her husband spent more than $1 million of the clients’ money on a vacation to an adults-only resort in Mexico, trips to Las Vegas, paying off gambling debts and buying luxury items. ↧ Surrogacy agency owner used client funds to pay for vacations, gamb... The agency shut down abruptly, leaving clients without their money or their paths to parenthood. Its owner and her husband have been charged with fraud and money laundering.