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Who Is Guo Wengui? Chinese Tycoon Sentenced To 30 Years In US Prison Over Billion-Dollar Fraud

June 30, 2026
Source: freepressjournal.in freepressjournal.in
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Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui, who was once considered to be one of China's richest businessmen, has been sentenced to 30 years in jail in the US for running a billion-dollar scam. In 2017, Wengui fled China to the US, where he reinvented himself as a critic of the Communist Party and built a loyal online following. But Guo was later convicted on charges of racketeering, fraud and money laundering, according to a BBC report.New York court judge Analisa Torres said Guo had "preyed on those seeking to bring democracy to China", taking their money to fund his lavish lifestyle.Who is...
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