MIAMI AP – A man is accused of bilking thousands of Haitian-Americans of more than $23 million in an investment scheme where he promised to create a “nation of Haitian millionaires.”

George Theodule used his Haitian background to urge Haitian-Americans nationwide to form investment clubs and funnel funds through his Lake Worth, Fla.-based company, Creative Capital, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday.