by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon
SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 2 – After a circus-like civil case involving Guo Wengui in SDNY, which Inner City Press closely covered, here, March 15, 2023 saw the unsealing of a criminal indictment.
Not mentioned was another, related arrest on March 15, of Guo's chief of staff Yanping Wang, aka Yvette Wang. Inner City Press live tweeted her presentment when the prosecutors 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 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.
More on Substack here
On March 24 after 11 pm Wang's lawyer, trying to get out of representing Jen Shah, proposed eight names - letter on Patreon here.
On Sunday April 2 the prosecutors provided an update: "The morning of March 31, 2023, in advance of the scheduled 10:00 a.m. bail hearing before Judge Lehrburger, the Government filed a supplemental letter concerning Wang’s pretrial release in which the Government sought pretrial detention, given changes in circumstances. During the March 31, 2023 proceeding before Judge Lehrburger, Wang’s defense counsel contended that they were not prepared to proceed on their motion and the arguments raised in the Government’s letter, and also contended that the issue should be first brought before this Court. The Government believed the bail consideration, which had been referred by this Court, was properly before Judge Lehrburger. However, in light of defense counsel’s position that they were not prepared to move forward, Judge Lehrburger adjourned the matter to April 4 at 2:00 p.m. Judge Lehrburger stated that, if this Court preferred to consider the issue of Wang’s pretrial release during the April 4, 2023 pretrial conference, Judge Lehrburger would cancel the 2:00 p.m. hearing. The Court subsequently advised the parties that Wang’s bail-related hearing will proceed before Judge Lehrburger as scheduled." Full letter on Patreon here.
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