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Exiled Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui charged with billion-dollar fraud in U.S.

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Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui was charged with fraud after the U.S. seized $634 million linked to his alleged crimes. He was later brought before a judge over the alleged billion-dollar fraud. But first, in a strange turn of events, a two-alarm fire broke out on the hotel's 18th floor, where Guo lives.

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Hindustan Times

Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui, with ties to former Trump's aide, charged with billion dollar fraud in US

Arrested Wednesday at 6:24 a.m. by FBI agents at his luxury apartment in Manhattan’s Sherry-Netherland hotel, Guo was later brought before a judge over the alleged billion-dollar fraud.

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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The Mercury

Exiled Chinese businessman Guo charged with fraud

The U.S. government on Wednesday charged Guo Wengui, an exiled Chinese businessman with ties to former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon, with leading a complex conspiracy to defraud Guo's online followers out of more than $1 billion. Ryan Brooks reports.

1 year ago·Hobart, Australia

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The Japan Times

Exiled Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui charged with billion-dollar fraud in U.S.

Guo and his financial adviser, Kin Ming Je, conspired to cheat thousands of victims via a series of fictitious businesses and investment opportunities, prosecutors allege.

1 year ago·Japan

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Die Presse

Chinese businessman in exile charged in New York

Guo Wengui is said to have persuaded hundreds of thousands of people to “invest in various companies and programs through false statements and representations.”

1 year ago·Vienna, Austria

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Asia One

US charges exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui with $1.35b fraud

NEW YORK - The US government on Wednesday charged Guo Wengui, an exiled Chinese businessman with ties to former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon, with leading a complex conspiracy to defraud Guo's online followers out of more than US$1 billion (S$1.35 billion). Authorities said Guo, with help from longtime financial adviser Kin Ming Je, cheated thousands of followers since 2018...

1 year ago·Singapore

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The Chronicle

Exiled Chinese Tycoon Guo Wengui Charged With Billion-Dollar Fraud in U.S.

Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui, the exiled businessman and vocal critic of Beijing with ties to former President Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon, was charged with fraud after the U.S. seized $634 …

1 year ago

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