GUO IN COURT: Miles Guo Arraigned on Obstruction April Trial Denied Bail Again Cited Bond for Binance CZ

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by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack

SDNY COURTHOUSE, Jan 9 – After a circus-like civil case involving Guo Wengui in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, which Inner City Press closely covered, here, March 15, 2023 saw the unsealing of a twelve-count Indictment charging

HO WAN KWOK, a/k/a “Miles Guo,” a/k/a “Miles Kwok,” a/k/a “Guo Wengui,” a/k/a “Brother Seven,” a/k/a “The Principal,” and KIN MING JE, a/k/a “William Je,” with various wire fraud, securities fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering charges.  JE, who is KWOK’s financier, is also charged with obstruction of justice.  

   The prosecutors said that "KWOK was arrested this morning in New York, New York, and will be presented this afternoon.  JE is currently at large." 

Not mentioned was another, related arrest on March 15, of Guo's chief of staff Yangping Wang, aka Yvette Wang. Inner City Press, lone media in the Magistrates Court, live tweeted her presentment when the prosecutors, seemingly hoping to flip her as a cooperator, offered release on $5 million bond, but only with two co-signers they approve.

 Minutes later, in a larger courtroom, Guo / Kwok was presented - with a Federal Defender for the day - and detained on consent. Inner City Press live tweeted, thread here

Jump cut to January 9, 2024 when Guo and Wang were arraigned on the superseding indictment. It was done on no notice; none of his supporters were there. Inner City Press was, and live tweeted, threadette here:

OK - at Miles Guo's arraignment in superseding indictment, co-defendant Wang here too. Guo is having his leg irons removed.

Judge: You are being arraigned on new charges, including obstruction of justice. Have you seen it, Mr Kwok?

Guo: Good morning your Honor. Absolutely not guilty!

 Wang: I plead not guilty. Counsel: She is not charged in Counts 11 and 13. Judge: Trial is set for April 8.

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