by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 22 – 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 charging
HO WAN KWOK, a/k/a “Miles Guo,” a/k/a “Miles Kwok,” a/k/a “Guo Wengui,” a/k/a “Brother Seven,” a/k/a “The Principal,” and KIN MING JE, a/k/a “William Je,”
Not mentioned was another, related arrest on March 15, of Guo's chief of staff Yangping Wang, aka Yvette Wang. Inner City Press, lone media in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Magistrates Court, live tweeted her presentment when the prosecutors, seemingly hoping to flip her as a cooperator, offered release on $5 million bond, but only with two co-signers they approve.
On March 22, Inner City Press was again the only media in the SDNY Magistrates Court when Yvette Wang, with US Marshals, and her two lawyers showed up, complaining that a proposed suretor with a $2.5 million property was rejected. Afterward Inner City Press asked Wang's lawyer Alex Lipman to confirm it is or was Steve Bannon. He said, "We're not going to answer." Inner City Press' vlog, and live tweeted thread here:
OK- now Guo Wengui's chief of staff Yvette Wang is back in SDNY Magistrates Court, there was no public notice of this appearance (and no Victims' Rights filing) - Inner City Press is the only media here
AUSA Murray: Wang gave five names of co-signers, but have not found 2 we approve. Wang's lawyer: We gave 9 names. Judge Netburn: I'm not inclined to overrule my colleague. And I have no names or info.
Wang's lawyer: My client is a political asylum seeker... Wang's lawyer: Her only friends are in the movement. Judge: She's been in the US since 2017. Wang's lawyer: We have a person well known in the US willing to put up $2.5 million property. [Hmmm...]
Judge: The US turned down the $2.5 offeror? Wang's lawyer: Yes, he has some legal problems. [Inner City Press: could it be Steve Bannon?]
AUSA Murray: This is premature. There is a process. I don't want to get into the names, but the person offering the $2.5 million property was involved in Guo's frauds [See previous tweet: Steve Bannon?]
AUSA Murray: They proposed a lawyer who represents 3 of the entities involved in the fraud. For the court to evaluate, you will need all information from the people, the source of funds. [Bannon?]
Wang's lawyer: Beyond the $2.5M man, we have a lawyer who practices in Chicago...We have an I.T. professional who is not Chinese... Her best friend us Guo's daughter. They rejected her best friend's boyfriend
AUSA: All three are victims. They have no moral suasion - they were already victimized by Guo and Wang. Wang's lawyer: They are part of the movement. Judge: I won't direct the US to accept miscellaneous John Does. You need to provide the more info about Mr $2.5M
Wang's lawyer: The turned down the $2.5M man because they don't like him.
They are trying to keep her in to pressure her to be their friend.
More on Substack here
Inner City Press will stay on the case(s).
The complaint, signed under seal on March 10, remained under seal during the proceeding. Now it's on Patreon here. She will remain detained for now. Vlog here. Thread:
"Yvette Wang" has Jen Shah's lawyer, Priya Choudhury- who was just negotiating with the 3 AUSAs here. She was arrested early this morning.
She's charged with conspiracy to commit wire and securities fraud, G-TV. Note: Yangping Wang aka Yvette Wang has been quoted about Guo's Sherry-Netherland penthouse and is described as Guo's assistant.
AUSA: We agree to bond of $5 million, secured by $1 million in cash or real property. We have made consular notification. [She is a citizen of China]
AUSA: She is charged with a $100 million wire transfer. She is a risk of flight. Her apartment was purchased in the name of an LLC
AUSA: She and Guo have worldwide supporters, the Himalaya Farm Alliance. In her apartment this morning we found $138,000 cash in a safe, and 12 iPhones
AUSA: She had numerous Sim cards and a large Hermes bag.
AUSA: One of her entities is in the BVI. She recently did business in Dubai in the UAE. She could cut the GPS bracelet
AUSA: The two co-signers she proposed we allege are co-conspirators. Choudhury: She has $138,000 in cash because her accounts get closed in banks like Santander and Bank of America.
Judge Parker: She will detained until $5 million bond co-signed by two approved by the government.
She must disclose all assets, including accounts and any crypto-currency
Later in Guo's detention hearing, Judge Parker mentioned Silvergate Bank - follow up stories coming.
Detention memo on Patreon here.
The case is US v. Wang, 23-mj-2007 (Parker)
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