by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Sept 20 – 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, full letter on Patreon here.
On July 14, District Judge Analisa Torres affirm the denial of bail. Full order on Patreon here.
On August 30, Miles Guo's new lawyers filed with Judge Torres asking her to stay bankruptcy proceeding which, they say, threaten to violation Guo's Fifth Amendment rights. Motion, naming all bankruptcy proceedings, on Patreon here
On Sept 4, Guo's lawyers filed a reply to Judge Torres - to a filing the trustee made only in Connecticut, reply on Patreon here.
On September 20, Guo asked for discovery: "the Trustee and the government have been coordinating in a manner that directly threatens Mr. Kwok’s constitutional rights and which demonstrates the need for Mr. Kwok to have access to the government’s communications with the Trustee. First, the Settlement Agreement between the Trustee and the government concerning the Mahwah Facility threatens Mr. Kwok’s right to present a defense and to obtain exculpatory evidence. The Mahwah Facility features heavily in the Indictment, which alleges that Mr. Kwok purchased the property through the use of multiple entities, (Ind. ¶ 16(b)), for use by himself and his family, (id. ¶ 4), and that he inappropriately used proceeds of crime to pay for “extravagant renovations” to this same property (id. ¶ 16(c))." Full memo on Patreon here
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