Chinese Billionaire and Bannon-Linked Businessman Arrested in NYC Fraud Conspiracy
TL;DR
Authorities are investigating whether the fire that broke out in the Manhattan apartment of Chinese billionaire and accused fraudster Guo Wengui was started remotely. Guo's luxury apartment was wired for sound to record his visitors, and the fire destroyed his wood-paneled library. Guo was charged with running a billion-dollar fraud scheme and using the ill-gotten gains to buy a New Jersey mansion, a yacht, and other lavish items. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted.
- Cops probe whether fire at Chinese billionaire's NYC pad was set remotely New York Post
- Bannon-allied businessman arrested in $1 billion fraud conspiracy MSNBC
- Chinese Billionaire Arrested in NYC Revealed as NJ Mansion Owner Bloomberg
- Exiled Chinese Billionaire Arrested In US For Cheating Supporters Of $1 Billion NDTV
- Guo Wengui and his associates are only the tip of an iceberg of foreign interference in Hong Kong South China Morning Post
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