In Miles Guo Case Sentencing Pushed to April 27 Subpoena Request Cannot Be Ex Parte

In Miles Guo Case Sentencing Pushed to April 27 Subpoena Request Cannot Be Ex Parte by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 11 – 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 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 At the end of May 23, Judge Torres told the remaining jurors that the trial would start Friday. Thread. Guo was convicted. And on September 10 Judge Torres granted a defense letter motion and moved Guo's sentencing. Letter and endorsement (order) on Patreon here Jump cut to February 25, 2025 when DOJ wrote in on Wang asking for "remission" - victims to apply for funds, filing on Patreon here. On March 3 Inner City Press live tweeted the Guo proceeding, here Judge: I am sealing the courtroom. [Must leave] Update: All the judge said when door opened again was that defense lawyers' motion to withdraw remains pending Docketed on March 20, a motion to intervene from Beijing, on Patreon here On April 8, Guo was appointed three new lawyers. Inner City Press was there and live tweeted, thread On July 25 Guo's new lawyers asked for an delay in sentencing to Decmeber while noting that the US Attorney's Office opposes any 90 day delay and will file in the future. On July 30 they did - opposing any further delay,  insisting on September 8. On July 28 the US Attorney's Office wrote in asking for a judgment of $1.3 billion including Guo's interest in the G entities. On August 11 Judge Torres signed the order for $1.3 billion, on Patreon here. On July 31, Judge Torres moved sentencing "to January 20, 2026." But on December 3, Guo's lawyers wrote in, letter on Patreon here On December 22, "the Court orders that the sentencing currently scheduled for January 20, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. is ADJOURNED to April 13, 2026, at 10:00 a.m." Docketed (after a hearing without call-in line) on January 21: By February 10, 2026, the parties shall confer and jointly file a letter recommending candidates to serve as a special master under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 53(b)(1), and making a recommendation as to the scope of the special master's appointment and the terms of the special master's compensation. On March 11, sentencing was pushed back: "ORDER as to Miles Guo: By letter dated February 24, 2026, Defendant, Miles Guo, moved to adjourn his sentencing for "approximately 30 days." See ECF No. 807 at 1; see also ECF No. 808 (Government's objection). Sentencing in this matter is ADJOURNED to April 27, 2026, at 12:00 p.m.,... by March 11, 2026, Guo shall serve his letters, dated November 12, 2025, and January 27, 2026, the Court's ex parte order dated January 13, 2026, and his proposed subpoena, on the Government. By March 13, 2026, Guo shall file his letters on the docket. If Guo believes redactions are necessary prior to filing his submissions on the docket, then he shall set forth the basis of any redactions in a separate submission by that same date. By March 17, 2026, the Government shall respond to Guo's application for a subpoena. By March 20, 2026, Guo shall file his sentencing submission. By March 27, 2026, the Government shall file its submission." Order on Patreon here The case is USA v. Guo, et al., 1:23-cr-118 (Torres) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222 NY NY 10013 Reporter's mobile (and weekends): 718-716-3540 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com