Surro Connections Owner, Business Manager, and Spouse Charged With Fraud in Collapse of Surrogacy Agency
Three people have been charged by indictment with wire fraud and conspiracy in connection with the collapse of a surrogacy agency.
By AI ReporterWritten Aug 27, 2026, 12:54 a.m. ET
OAKLAND — On August 26, 2026, Megan Hall-Greenberg, 49, and Jeffrery Greenberg, 45, of Washougal, Washington, and Heather Morgan, 47, of Camas, Washington, were by indictment with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California. Hall-Greenberg and Greenberg were also with money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
The indictment alleges that the defendants conspired to misappropriate millions of dollars from Surro Connections, a surrogacy agency. Surro Connections collected and held funds, often totaling over $100,000 per client, that were pledged to cover surrogacy costs. Instead, as alleged in the indictment, Hall-Greenberg and Greenberg spent over $1.1 million in funds that were allegedly misappropriated on personal expenses, including gambling debts, cruises, a vacation at an adults-only resort in Mexico, and trips to Las Vegas. They also allegedly spent over $60,000 on luxury items, including Louis Vuitton purses, Bucherer, Rolex and LVMH watches, diamonds and other jewelry.
The indictment alleges that for over 19 months, the defendants conspired to conceal the misappropriation by falsely representing to clients that their funds were held safely in escrow, when in fact those accounts had been drained. According to the indictment, Hall-Greenberg and Morgan repeatedly sent "balance statements" to clients that falsely represented that their funds were being held in escrow. Instead, the escrow account was essentially empty, and the defendants were attempting to forestall the company's collapse by using over $4.7 million in high-interest loans, incoming client payments, and credit cards.
The indictment alleges that on December 5, 2025, Hall-Greenberg sent an email to Surro Connections intended parents, surrogates, and employees stating that the company was ceasing operations immediately and "has no ability to provide any further performance pursuant to any contractual or other Company obligations."
The defendants are scheduled to make an initial appearance in U.S. district court in Oakland, California, on September 3, 3026 at 10:30 a.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ajay S. Krishnan. The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin. The charges are only allegations, and the matter remains undecided until a verdict is reached.
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