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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Larry Neumeister

Exiled Chinese billionaire convicted of defrauding followers after fleeing to US

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Guo Wengui, a self-exiled Chinese business tycoon whose criticism of the Communist Party won him legions of online followers and powerful friends in the American conservative movement, was convicted by a jury on Tuesday of engaging in a massive multiyear fraud that ripped off some of his most devoted fans.

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