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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Steve Bannon’s billionaire Chinese ally Guo Wengui arrested by FBI in sprawling fraud case

AP

Exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui, an ally of far-right activist and former Donald Trump aide Steve Bannon, was arrested and charged by federal prosecutors in connection with a sprawling fraud case.

He owned the 152-foot-long yacht on which Bannon was arrested in August 2020 and helped found a media group under investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

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