SDNY COURTHOUSE, July 16 – After a circus-like civil case involving Guo Wengui in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, which Inner City Press closely covered, here, March 15, 2023 saw the unsealing of a twelve-count Indictment of Miles Guo onvarious wire fraud, securities fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering charges.
On May 22, 2024Inner City Press live tweeted jury selection, here.
Jump cut to July 12, 2024 when Juror 2 was removed in a sealed / robing room proceeding,
thread below, and inside knowledge on X for Subscribers here and Substack here
Judge Torres: One of the jurors disclosed that they had Google William Je this morning.
Judge: I'd like to call the foreperson into the robing room [And, without opportunity for the Press to object - as in the cited Schulte case both Judges Pauley and Furman allowed - the matter goes behind closed doors, without even a pool reporter present.
[Judge leaves; Guo is led back into the holding cell to wait]
inside knowledge on X for Subscribers here and Substack here
At 5 pm Judge Torres brought the modified jury back in and noted they'd said they could not stay past 5 pm, and to come back on Monday, she'll summon the lawyers (and the Marshals for Guo) when the jury has note(s)
On July 15, no verdict despite all day deliberations, thread
On July 16, the verdicts - mostly guilties, three not guilties, thread:
OK - now in US v. Miles Guo, lawyers have been summoned to the courtroom, Guo not yet out of the holding cell. Judge Torres: I received a note from the jury, it states, We have a verdict. Have the jurors brought out, please. Jurors enter.
Judge: On Count 1, Guilty. On Count 2, guilty. On count 3, Money laundering, guilty. Count 4, guilty. Count 5, G-TV, wire fraud, private placement - the verdict is Not Guilty. Count 6, Not Guilty. Count 7, guilty. Count 8, guilty. Count 9, guilty [More guilties, one more not-guilty; jury is polled and confirms]
Judge Torres: Jurors, you may retire, I will come speak to you in a moment Jurors leave. Judge: Sentencing will be November 19 at 1 pm. I want to thank the lawyers for their hard work on this case. Judge: We are adjourned.
FoxhUNt Quid Pro Guo book is nearly ready...
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