by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Aug 11 – 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.
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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, full letter on Patreon here.
On April 21, the date after District Judge Analisa Torres denied bail for Miles Guo Wengui, Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger followed suit and denied bail for Yvette Wang.
On July 14, District Judge Analisa Torres affirm the denial of bail. Full order on Patreon here.
On Saturday, July 22, Wang changed lawyers, to a recent SDNY prosecutor (as Guo did), this time Emil Bove we recently covered on the nine year sentence of crypto fraudster Eddy Alexandre: "NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Emil Bove, III appearing for Yanping Wang."
On July 24, the SDNY prosecutors wrote to Judge Torres asking her to "stay consideration of the proposed order for the substitution of counsel, pending the Government's consideration of potential conflict issues." Full letter on Patreon here.
On August 9 in reply the US said more, that Bove oversaw the TIN matter - looking back in the docket, it is the Terrorism and International Narcotics unit that Bove oversaw before this attempted representation. He did not represent Mei Guo, they say, and is barred here. Full memo on Patreon here.
On August 11 Judge Torres set a further schedule: "as to Yanping Wang. The Court has reviewed the parties papers on the Governments motion to disqualify Emil Bove from representing Defendant, Yanping Wang. ECF Nos. 120, 12425; see also ECF Nos. 114, 117. By August 16, 2023, Bove shall file a sur-reply; and By August 18, 2023, the Government shall file affidavits in support of their motion, ECF No. 125 at 12 n.9. (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 8/11/2023)."
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