More than 120 people who invested in the redevelopment of Burke Mountain, then were defrauded in a high-profile scandal that rocked Vermont, are set to receive some of their money back.

The foreign investors will get about one-third of their investment from the recent sale of the resort and a previous settlement with a financial institution.

Michael Goldberg, the lawyer overseeing the Northeast Kingdom’s resort receivership for more than 10 years, gained approval last week from a federal judge to distribute $183,322 to each of the 121 EB-5 investors in the Burke Mountain ski area.

Each of those investors put up at least $500,000 through the federal visa program in hopes of obtaining permanent U.S. residency, or green cards. To receive that, their investment in the resort would have ha

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