Gregory Ray Blosser, Wire Fraud, Florida 2024

Gregory Ray Blosser, 37, of Tampa, Florida, is behind bars on federal wire fraud charges, accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from desperate couples trying to build families through surrogacy. Federal prosecutors unsealed a criminal complaint April 30 after Blosser was arrested in Florida, charging him with defrauding clients of The Surrogacy Group (TSG), a company he operated out of Annapolis, Maryland and Tampa, Florida. The scheme allegedly left hopeful parents across the globe out of pocket and emotionally shattered.

According to the affidavit, Blosser promised clients he would use their money to find and financially support pregnancy surrogates. Instead, victims who wired funds into escrow accounts at Blosser’s direction—some from as far as Australia and Germany—received nothing in return. At least seven victims paid into the accounts, trusting Blosser to carry out the delicate process of surrogate placement and payment. In every case, no surrogate was secured, or those who were hired went unpaid—forcing clients to cover costs a second time.

The U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, Robert K. Hur, called the allegations ‘especially egregious,’ emphasizing that Blosser preyed on people in one of the most vulnerable moments of their lives. ‘Criminals who line their pockets through such heartless deceit will be held accountable,’ Hur said. The FBI’s Baltimore Field Office, led by Acting Special Agent in Charge Jennifer L. Moore, conducted the investigation.

Victims report repeated attempts to contact Blosser by phone and email—only to be met with silence. Some were forced to personally compensate surrogates after Blosser failed to disburse payments, despite having collected full fees upfront. The emotional and financial toll has been devastating, with some families losing life savings while watching their dreams of parenthood collapse under Blosser’s alleged fraud.

Blosser made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Miami on April 30 and was ordered detained ahead of a May 3 detention hearing. He is expected to appear in Maryland federal court later this month. If convicted, he faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for wire fraud—a charge rooted in his use of electronic communications to execute the alleged scam.

Blosser also faces civil lawsuits from the states of Maryland and Florida over the operations of TSG. The FBI urges anyone who may have been victimized or has information to visit www.fbi.gov/tsg or email surrogategroup@fbi.gov. The criminal complaint is not a finding of guilt—Blosser is presumed innocent until proven otherwise in court. Assistant U.S. Attorney Leo J. Wise is prosecuting the case.

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