by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, June 10 – 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 21, the US Attorney's Office wrote in seeking to preclude fire issues from the trial: 7 page letter on Patreon here.
On May 22, Inner City Press live tweeted jury selection, here.
Many were excused from the jury pool.
More detail / some analysis on X for Subscribers here & Substack here
On May 23 the defense wrote in including "There is no evidence to support the government’s sensationalist theory that Mr. Guo started a fire at the Sherry Netherland residence. Letter on Patreon here
At the end of May 23, Judge Torres told the remaining jurors that the trial would start Friday. Thread.
More details on X for Subscribers here and Substack here
And it did. Inner City Press live tweeted the opening and first two witnesses, an FBI agent about the Greenwich search, and a Dallas based Lamborghini dealer, thread here.
On May 28 the US moved for admission of posts from GNews and GETTR, 5 page motion on Patreon here
On May 31 a representative of Kyle Bass' Hayman Capital Management testified, thread
On June 4, the US Attorney's Office filed its response to Guo's request for reconsideration on limitation on his expert's testimony about Operation Fox Hunt and the "Five Poisons." US filing on Patreon here.
On June 5, Inner City Press live tweeted, thread
On June 6, more Li - and then some cross.
On June 10, a government witness describing opening accounts at Bank of Princeton (as Signature Bank closed accounts, and this itself), and Morgan Stanley - thread:
OK - now in US v Guo, prosecutor questioning witness about G-Fashion, and opening of Bank of Princeton.Assistant US Attorney: How much did G-Club have in its bank account? Witness: About $15 million. AUSA: The 1600 members, where did you get that figure? Witness: From Jessica. AUSA: Did you work at G-Clubs? Witness: No.
AUSA: Who did you write to, here? Witness: Bank of Princeton. I was asking for 3 accounts for G Club Operations, offering to deposit more than $10 million, demand deposit account, checking; money market account, liquid savings.
AUSA: Why was it urgent? Witness: The account at Signature was getting closed. AUSA: Who issole stockholder of the Delaware corporation? Witness: Miles Guo. AUSA: I believe you prepared charts for submission to banks- Guo's lawyer: Objection to the testifying!
AUSA: Why did you lie to First Bank P.R.? Witness: To increase the chance of the account being opened. To avoid any OFAC or Google search hits. AUSA: Was Miles Guo was only a brand ambassador? Guo's lawyer: Objection Judge: Overruled Witness: He was more involved
AUSA: They who were these sent to? Witness: Wire transfer to Morgan Stanley. AUSA: Why were you asked to respond to them? Witness: To try to not jeopardize the account status. [After long sidebar] AUSA: Did you start recording phone calls? Witness: I did...
More detail and analysis on X for Subscribers here and Substack here
The case is US v. Guo, et al., 23-cr-118 (Torres)
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