In Miles Guo Case Sentencing Pushed to June 29 Now 1250 Letters with 26 on CCP but All Sealed

In Miles Guo Case Sentencing Pushed to June 29 Now 1250 Letters with 26 on CCP but All Sealed by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 29 – 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 on Patreon here Over a weekend, Guo's lawyers put in a 100 page sentencing submission, on Patreon here On April 17 Guo's lawyer submitted a reply, including an echo of Sean "Diddy" Combs' recent Second Circuit argument that "ACQUITTED CONDUCT MUST BE EXCLUDED" - Guo's 27 page reply on Patreon here On April 23, Judge Torres pushed the sentencing back again: "Due to the complexity of the outstanding issues raised in the parties’ voluminous sentencing submissions, see ECF Nos. 826, 828, 833, Defendant Miles Guo’s sentencing currently scheduled for April 27, 2026 is ADJOURNED to June 29, 2026." Order on Patreon here On April 29 defense counsel submitted to Judge Torres some 1250 letters - but all sealed, in their entirety, including " ; 6 reported being forced to file false complaints against Mr. Guo; and 26 reported being arrested and/or prosecuted by the CCP. We believe that the statements provide meaningful additional context reflecting the complex motivations, values, and autonomy of investors in the G Series entities. Because of the sensitive personal nature of the information contained in these statements, and specific requests by numerous individuals to keep their identities out of public view, we request that all statements be maintained under seal" - submission 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