以下是纽约南区美国联邦检察官办公室发布的文件概要:
美国纽约南区检察官Damian Williams和联邦调查局负责纽约地区办事* 处的助理局长Michael J. Driscoll宣布揭开一项由12项罪名组成的起诉书,指控迈尔斯郭和Jin Ming Je犯有各种欺诈罪。
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郭和Je被指控通过向郭的网上追随者作出虚假陈述和表述,挪用了数以亿计的欺诈性资金。
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美国政府在2022年9月至2023年3月期间从21个不同的银行账户扣押了约6.34亿美元。
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迈尔斯郭被指控为自己和他的近亲购买了一栋5万平方英尺的豪宅,一辆350万美元的法拉利,甚至两张3.6万美元的床垫,并资助了一艘3700万美元的豪华游艇。
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据称,迈尔斯郭向受害者撒谎,并承诺如果他们投资或提供资金给GTV、他所谓的喜马拉雅农场联盟、GCLUBS和喜马拉雅交易所,就会有超额回报。
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迈尔斯郭还被指控对数以亿计的赃款进行洗钱,以掩盖阴谋的非法活动并继续进行欺诈活动。
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美国检察官Damian Williams和联邦调查局助理局长Michael J. Driscoll敦促受害者联系[email protected] 或— Seeking Victim Information in GTV Media, et al. 寻求帮助。
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联邦调查局继续优先调查复杂的金融犯罪,任何企图实施这些犯罪的人都将在刑事司法系统中面临后果。
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该起诉书旨在保护社会免受恶性欺诈计划的破坏性后果。
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郭和Je合谋诈骗数千名受害者超过10亿美元。
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郭是该阴谋的领导者,并成立了两个所谓的非营利性组织以获得追随者。
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Je是香港和英国的双重国籍,拥有和经营公司和投资工具,是该计划的核心。
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该欺诈案依赖于四个相互关联的部分。
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这些部分包括GTV Media Group, Inc. 私人配售、农场贷款计划、G俱乐部运营有限公司和喜马拉雅交易所。
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该计划涉及郭某和Je作出虚假的投资回报承诺。
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他们还向受害者提供机会,让他们参与GTV传媒集团的私人配售证券、农场贷款计划和喜马拉雅交易所。
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郭和济还通过各种公司和投资工具进行洗钱。
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Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, FBI Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office, announced the unsealing of a twelve-count Indictment charging Ho Wan Kwok and Kin Ming Je with various fraud charges.
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Kwok and Je allegedly misappropriated hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulently obtained funds through false statements and representations to Kwok’s online followers.
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The U.S. Government seized approximately $634 million from 21 different bank accounts between September 2022 and March 2023.
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Kwok is charged with buying himself, and his close relatives, a 50,000 square foot mansion, a $3.5 million Ferrari, and even two $36,000 mattresses, and financing a $37 million luxury yacht.
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Kwok allegedly lied to his victims and promised them outsized returns if they invested, or provided money to, GTV, his so-called Himalaya Farm Alliance, G|CLUBS, and the Himalaya Exchange.
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Kwok is further charged with laundering hundreds of millions of stolen funds to conceal the conspiracy’s illegal activities and continue the fraud’s operations.
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U.S. Attorney Damian Williams and FBI Assistant Director Michael J. Driscoll urged victims to contact [email protected] or — Seeking Victim Information in GTV Media, et al. for help.
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The FBI continues to prioritize investigating complex financial crimes, and anyone attempting these crimes will face the consequences in the criminal justice system.
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The indictment seeks to protect the community from the devastating consequences of pernicious fraud schemes.
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Kwok and Je conspired to defraud thousands of victims of over $1 billion.
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Kwok was the leader of the conspiracy and founded two purported nonprofit organizations to gain followers.
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Je was a dual citizen of Hong Kong and the United Kingdom and owned and operated companies and investment vehicles that were central to the scheme.
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The fraud relied on four interrelated parts.
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These parts included the GTV Media Group, Inc. Private Placement, the Farm Loan Program, G Club Operations, LLC, and the Himalaya Exchange.
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The scheme involved Kwok and Je making false promises of large returns on investments.
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They also offered victims a chance to participate in a private placement of GTV Media Group, Inc. securities, a farm loan program, and the Himalaya Exchange.
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Kwok and Je also laundered money through various companies and investment vehicles.
以下是纽约时报的报道概要:
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中国亿万富翁迈尔斯郭周三在纽约被捕,他被指控策划了一个复杂的阴谋,诈骗成千上万的网上追随者10亿美元。
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联邦检察官说,被盗的钱包括一栋5万平方英尺的豪宅,一辆350万美元的法拉利,两张3.6万美元的床垫,以及一艘3700万美元的豪华游艇。
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郭某是前总统唐纳德-J-特朗普的前高级顾问斯蒂芬-K-班农的商业伙伴。
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2020年8月,班农在郭的游艇上因欺诈被捕,但后来被特朗普赦免。
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郭的律师没有立即发表评论。
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Guo Wengui, a Chinese billionaire, was arrested in New York on Wednesday on charges of orchestrating a complex conspiracy to defraud thousands of online followers out of $1 billion.
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Federal prosecutors said the money stolen included a 50,000-square-foot mansion, a $3.5 million Ferrari, two $36,000 mattresses, and a $37 million luxury yacht.
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Guo is a business associate of Stephen K. Bannon, a former top adviser to former President Donald J. Trump.
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Bannon was arrested on Guo’s yacht in August 2020 for fraud, but was later pardoned by Trump.
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Guo’s lawyer had no immediate comment.
以下是彭博社的报道概要:
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中国亿万富翁迈尔斯郭在美国被指控犯有10亿美元的欺诈罪。
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他和他的财务顾问Jin Ming Je被指控犯有共谋、电信欺诈、证券欺诈和洗钱罪。
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郭周三在曼哈顿被捕,而Je则在逃。
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检察官声称,这两人共谋利用 "一系列复杂的欺诈性和虚构的业务和投资机会 "诈骗数千名受害者超过10亿美元。
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据称,他们采用了一个庞大的洗钱网络,涉及至少由80个不同实体和个人持有的500多个账户。
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一名在其他案件中代表郭某的律师没有立即回应寻求对指控发表评论的电话。
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据美国报道,郭将在下午被提交给一名法官。
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中国商人郭和Je因将超过3亿美元的诈骗所得用于自身而被起诉
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购买的物品包括2650万美元的房产、350万美元的法拉利、3700万美元的游艇、14万美元的钢琴和36000美元的床垫
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美国证券交易委员会对郭提起诉讼,指控其三次未注册的证券发行和H-Coin由黄金储备支持的虚假声明
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埃利奥特-布罗迪认罪,他游说特朗普白宫寻求引渡郭并压制对1MDB的调查
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Nickie Lum Davis和George Higginbotham也对他们在该计划中的作用表示认罪。
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布罗迪后来被特朗普赦免
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郭是史蒂夫-班农的助手,也是中共的公开批评者。
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2017年,由于担心受到政权的报复,郭在美国寻求政治庇护。
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班农是特朗普在2016年总统选举中获胜背后的首席战略家。
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2020年,郭因与 "我们建墙 "有关的欺诈行为而被捕,"我们建墙 "是一个非营利组织,为在美墨边境建墙而吸收私人捐款。
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特朗普后来赦免了班农的联邦指控。
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班农仍面临纽约州法院的相关指控,并不认罪。
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该刑事案件是美国诉迈尔斯郭,23-cr-00118。
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民事案件是证券交易委员会诉迈尔斯郭,23-cv-02200。
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这两个案件都在美国纽约南区地区法院审理。
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Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui was charged with a billion-dollar fraud in the US.
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He and his financial adviser, Kin Ming Je, were charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering.
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Guo was arrested Wednesday in Manhattan, while Je is at large.
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Prosecutors claim the pair conspired to defraud thousands of victims of more than $1 billion using “a series of complex fraudulent and fictitious businesses and investment opportunities.”
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They allegedly employed a large money-laundering network involving more than 500 accounts held by at least 80 different entities and individuals.
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A lawyer who represents Guo in other cases didn’t immediately respond to a call seeking comment on the charges.
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Guo will be presented before a judge in the afternoon, according to the US.
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Chinese businessman Guo and William Je indicted for using over $300 million of fraudulent proceeds for their own benefit
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Purchases include a $26.5 million estate, $3.5 million Ferrari, $37 million yacht, $140,000 piano and $36,000 mattress
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SEC lawsuit against Guo for three unregistered securities offerings and a false statement of H-Coin being backed by gold reserves
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Elliott Broidy pleaded guilty to lobbying Trump’s White House to seek extradition of Guo and squelch investigation of 1MDB
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Nickie Lum Davis and George Higginbotham also pleaded guilty for their roles in the scheme
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Broidy was later pardoned by Trump
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Guo is an associate of Steve Bannon and a vocal critic of the Chinese Communist Party.
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In 2017, Guo sought political asylum in the US due to fear of retribution from the regime.
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Bannon was a chief strategist behind Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election.
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In 2020, Guo was arrested for fraud in connection with We Build the Wall, a nonprofit group that took in private donations to build a wall on the US-Mexico border.
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Trump later pardoned Bannon on the federal charges.
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Bannon still faces related charges in New York state court and pleaded not guilty.
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The criminal case is US v. Ho Wan Kwok, 23-cr-00118.
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The civil case is Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ho Wan Kwok, 23-cv-02200.
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Both cases are in the US District Court, Southern District of New York.