Friday, April 10, 2026

Miles Guo Defense Said CCP Used Hackers and OFAC Now US Asks for 30 Years Prison



Miles Guo Defense Said CCP Used Hackers and OFAC Now US Asks for 30 Years Prison

by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Substack

SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 7 – 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 five issues from the trial: 7 page letter on Patreon here.

On May 22, Inner City Press live tweeted jury selection, here.

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 detail and analysis on X for Subscribers here and Substack here

Guo was convicted. Inner City Press published the book Fox Hunt Guo here, audiobook here

Jump cut to late on April 7, 2026 - the US Attorney's Office wrote in asking for at least a 30 year prison sentencing, arguing among other things that "The CCP’s Conduct Is Irrelevant to Guo’s Convictions" -  84 page memo on Patreon here

The case is US v. Guo, et al., 23-cr-118 (Torres)

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