Chinese exiled wealthy businessman Guo Wengui has been imprisoned for a year in a fraud case. His request to withdraw the prosecution was rejected by the judge. (Reuters)
[Financial Channel/Comprehensive Report]Chinese exiled businessman Guo Wengui was arrested by the US police in March last year on suspicion of defrauding fans of approximately US$1 billion (approximately NT$32 billion). Guo Wengui has been detained in Brooklyn Prison in New York for more than a year. . Foreign media reported that Guo Wengui had earlier applied to the U.S. court to drop the lawsuit, but the judge rejected it on the 2nd of this month. The whole case will still be tried as usual.
According to comprehensive media reports, Guo Wengui was charged by the U.S. Department of Justice last year with his accomplice Yu Jianming for allegedly defrauding 100,000 online supporters and encouraging fans to donate or invest in cryptocurrency, media platforms and many of his companies controlled by him, including cryptocurrency platforms. “Himalaya Exchange”, as well as GTV Media, a media company where Banon serves as a director and was investigated for illegally collecting money in 2020; Guo and Yu misappropriated funds to purchase various luxury goods, including a yacht, an area A mansion of more than 1,400 square meters, and a Ferrari worth US$3.5 million (approximately NT$110 million).
The indictment shows that Guo Wengui was charged with 12 crimes including fraud and money laundering. Guo Wengui may face a sentence of several to 10 years in prison. However, Guo Wengui refused to admit to committing 12 criminal offenses.
After Guo Wengui was arrested in March last year, he applied to the court to drop the prosecution. There is new progress. “Reuters” reported that New York Manhattan Judge Analisa Torres rejected Guo Wengui’s request to drop the prosecution on the 2nd of this month, saying that the U.S. prosecutors had provided sufficient grounds to prosecute Guo Wengui for four fraudulent schemes. Carrying out extortion, it is believed that this case must be tried for verification. .
The report pointed out that the jury trial in Guo Wengui’s fraud case will begin selection on May 20 as scheduled, and U.S. prosecutors have confiscated many of Guo Wengui’s assets, including bank accounts, yachts, Guo Wengui’s mansion in New Jersey, etc.
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2024-04-03 22:27:25
