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Caixin Global · Mar 17, 2023

$32m penthouse mysteriously catches fire during arrest of Chinese billionaire ally of Steve Bannon

Exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui was taken into custody early Wednesday when federal agents swooped on his Central Park penthouse in the Sherry-Netherland Hotel on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

US arrests Chinese billionaire on fraud rap

NEW YORK: A Chinese tycoon closely tied to an adviser to former US president Donald Trump has been arrested in New York and charged with bilking $1 billion from supporters of his anti-Beijing activities.

Bangkok Post · Mar 16, 2023

U.S. arrests a Chinese business tycoon in a $1 billion fraud conspiracy

Guo Wengui, long sought by the government of China and known for cultivating ties to Trump administration figures including Steve Bannon, was arrested on charges that he oversaw a fraud conspiracy.

WEKU · Mar 15, 2023

DOJ arrests associate of Steve Bannon over $1B fraud scheme

Guo allegedly promised his online followers outsized returns if they invested in his business entities.

Axios · Mar 15, 2023

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

The far-right activist and former Trump adviser was arrested on Guo Wengui’s yacht in 2020

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023

Chinese businessman arrested in $1 billion fraud conspiracy

A self-exiled Chinese businessman has been arrested in New York on charges alleging that he oversaw a $1 billion fraud conspiracy

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023

Justice Department Sues Steve Wynn For Lobbying Trump On China's Behalf

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil enforcement action against hotel and casino executive Steve Wynn that would force him to register as a foreign agent working on behalf of the Chinese government.

Benzinga · May 18, 2022

US sues casino mogul Steve Wynn to compel him to register as agent of China

Justice department says Wynn lobbied the Trump administration for China to protect his business interests in Macau

The Guardian - US · May 17, 2022

Inside the secret chat rooms censoring critics on a pro-Trump 'free speech' social media app

An ABC investigation uncovers how covert chat rooms partly run by Australian followers of an anti-Chinese government movement are targeting and censoring critics on "free speech" platform Gettr.

ABC News · May 15, 2022