Extraordinary Conceptions extends a helping hand to Surrogenesis, Michael Charles Holding Company Clients

Submitted by stephaniec on Sat, 03/14/2009 - 11:38am

If you are an Intended Parent and you have lost money with the disappearance of the Michael Charles Holding Company and Surrogenesis, Extraordinary Conceptions, LLC would like to offer a helping hand by discounting your Egg Donation and Surrogacy Cycle. We know how hard you have worked and how many years you have suffered and to have a company like Surrogenesis give you false hope that your dreams of having a child will come true, only to steal your life savings blind is appalling.

In case you haven't heard, escrow company Michael Charles Holding Company has shut its doors, affecting more that 30 Intended Parents and taking off with 1,000,000 in client trust funds. While MCHC stated on their website that they were licensed and bonded, it has now come to light that they might be neither. The FBI is investigating MCHC and if you have any information about MCHC or Surrogenesis, please contact Extraordinary Conceptions and we will get you in touch with Sterling Johnson, who is tirelessly working to see if any money can be recovered for all those affected. However, as Sterling pointed out, even if any money can be recovered, it will be too late to meet your immediate financial needs.

Tonya Collins, President and CEO of Surrogenesis, is also Agent for Service for Michael Charles Holding Company and it is unclear if she had an ownership interest in the company. However, we at Extraordinary Conceptions and others in the industry are extremely doubtful that Tonya will emerge from this heartbreaking mess as an innocent victim.

Please contact Mario Caballero, the Executive Director of Extraordinary Conceptions, at mario@extraconceptions.com, to speak to him about your cycle and the discount program for those affected by the Michael Charles Holding Company and Surrogenesis.

My heart goes out to all those affected. Dreams have been shattered and that is not an understatement. Surrogates are left without insurance while pregnant as bills were not paid. Donors have been left without payment after undergoing weeks of shots and an egg retrieval. And Intended Parents have lost their life savings, and in some cases, money they don't have as most have to borrow money to afford treatment.

For those looking to work with an agency, please be careful and choose wisely. Speak to therapists in the industry and IVF physicians. Get personal recommendations. Do not rely on information online. You do not know who is posting that information and why. Anyone can say anything about an agency, and you can bet that Tonya Collins and Surrogenesis had a lot of people saying great things about her and her agency.

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A victim of surrogenesis

Submitted by anonymous on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 8:23pm.

I was referred to SurroGenesis by a very good friend. She told them they were wonderful and would be great throught the process. Which I tend to agree with until December. Things started getting a little shady with them and then the contact I had through the agency mysteriously disappeared and was replaced by someone else in January. The in February I stopped getting payments. Im without insurance and Im 29 wees pregnant with twins for an international couple. I hate that this has happened and wish there was something that could be done. I am in contact with several attorneys about this situation. I wish everyone who this has affected the best of luck in the hard time. I will do better research next time.

Surrogenesis is a horrible company!!!

Submitted by anonymous on Sat, 03/21/2009 - 12:56am.

Surrogenesis is a horrible company who has taken money from wonderful expecting families. Tonya & Ann are most likely responsible for this & should go to jail. It was just one lie after another with them, never a straight answer. People need to speak out about their experiences so this doesn't happen to any more families!

Surrogenesis, The Liars

Submitted by anonymous on Sun, 03/22/2009 - 1:32am.

They could build monuments to Tonya Collins and Ann Robinsons greed. They deserve to go to jail for all the lives they have hurt. Including their own families. They didn't even save a dime to feed their own chlidren. All the families who were fooled by these criminals. Stay strong. Justice always prevails.

I'm devastated.

Submitted by anonymous on Wed, 03/25/2009 - 1:42pm.

I am a GS that went through SurroGenesis. I had a very up and down experience. I applied but told them I would wait until I was done nursing my son to actually make the next step. They were totally fine with that. I called them when I was done and was matched overnight to a woman who was only a couple hours drive from me! The process moved very quickly and I had twin girls on Dec 9th. While I was pregnant I had several issues with the company, but nothing big. Ann was my original case-worker, but shuffled me to a friend newbie of hers after a little bit. I was unhappy with the move. Mostly though, things went pretty smooth. Until they stopped paying me. My last check was in November and I had to go through the last month of my pregnancy with no money to support my time off of work and on bed rest. I have had trouble that I do not blame entirely on this situation, but that was exacerbated by the situation. I am now homeless and am barely holding onto my business. I can't believe that this has happened and hope that the IP I did this for can successfully sue for the monies owed.