![]() Guo and Bannon in 2020 announced the founding of a joint initiative they said was aimed at overthrowing the Chinese government. for protection.Īs he lived in New York as a fugitive he became an outspoken critic of the ruling Communist Party and developed a close relationship with Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former political strategist. Since then, he has been highly sought by that nation’s government, relying on the U.S. Chinese authorities have accused Guo of rape, kidnapping, bribery and other offenses. He left in 2014 during an anti-corruption crackdown led by President Xi Jinping that ensnared people close to Guo, including a top intelligence official. ![]() ![]() Guo was once believed to be among the richest people in China. Attorney Damian Williams, said in a release that Guo was charged with “lining his pockets with the money he stole, including 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.” The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, U.S. One of his lawyers did not immediately comment. prosecutors said the indictment stemmed from a complex scheme in which Guo lied to hundreds of thousands of online followers in the United States and around the world before misappropriating hundreds of millions of dollars.Īt an arraignment in Manhattan federal court Wednesday, Guo pleaded not guilty through his attorney.
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