2023年3月15日,曼哈顿的Sherry Netherland酒店发生火灾,与此同时,中国亿万富翁郭文贵在同一栋建筑物的公寓内因欺诈罪被逮捕。据报道,FBI特工当时正在郭的公寓内,他们也是第一时间报告了火灾。火灾原因尚不清楚。
郭文贵,又名Miles Guo,是一位中国商人和政治活动家,被指控犯有一系列金融犯罪和欺诈行为。他最近在纽约市被逮捕,被控策划了一个价值十亿美元的欺诈阴谋。
根据证券交易委员会(SEC)的说法,郭和他的财务顾问William Je参与了欺诈和未注册的募资活动,筹集了超过8.5亿美元。SEC指控这两个人向投资者提供虚假和误导性陈述,并滥用投资者资金支持他们奢华的生活方式。郭文贵和杰伊的指控包括违反证券法、交易所法和投资顾问法。美国证券交易委员会正在寻求对两人采取永久禁令、追回非法所得和处以民事罚款。
除了美国证券交易委员会的指控外,郭文贵还面临来自美国司法部的刑事指控。司法部指控郭文贵领导了一个复杂的阴谋,欺骗数千名在线追随者超过10亿美元。郭文贵被指控利用他的社交媒体平台推广欺诈性投资机会,承诺超额回报,但从未实现。
司法部还指控郭文贵利用投资者资金支付他奢华的生活方式,包括购买多个房产、私人飞机和豪华汽车。如果被判有罪,郭文贵最高面临20年监禁。
以下我们根据美国司法部的公布,全文翻译。
如果不想看全文,我们也帮您总结了案件概要:
- 何万国,也被称为郭文贵,因涉嫌领导10亿美元诈骗阴谋而被逮捕。
- 与金明杰财务家一同被控电信诈骗、证券诈骗、银行诈骗、洗钱和妨碍司法公正。
- 该计划涉及对数十万名何万国网上追随者的虚假陈述和代表,他们投资于各种实体和项目。
- 在阴谋期间,数亿美元被侵占,用欺诈性资金购买的资产已被查封。
- 据称,何万国向受害者撒谎,并承诺如果他们投资于GTV、喜马拉雅农场联盟、G|CLUBS或喜马拉雅交易所,就可以获得超额回报。
- 何万国被控洗钱数亿美元的窃取资金以继续进行诈骗活动。
- 执法官员敦促诈骗受害者站出来提供协助。
- 郭文贵、金明杰等人通过歪曲陈述和虚假承诺欺诈投资者获得资金。
- 喜马拉雅农贷计划和G|CLUBS用于征集投资,但其中相当一部分资金被郭文贵和金明杰用于个人开支,如豪华游艇、豪宅、家具和跑车。
- 喜马拉雅交易所是一种加密货币平台,郭文贵和金明杰用于征集投资并虚假宣传HCN和HDO的价值。
- 美国当局查封了大约6.34亿美元的诈骗所得,包括以喜马拉雅交易所实体的名义持有的银行账户中的资金。
- 郭文贵相关资产正在被查封以便调查。
- 两名被告何万国和金明杰被控多项罪名,包括电信诈骗、银行诈骗、证券诈骗和洗钱。
- 这些指控涉及的方案包括GTV私募股权、农贷计划、G|CLUBS和喜马拉雅交易所。
- 这些指控的最高刑罚可达5至20年监禁。
- 调查由FBI进行,美国证券交易委员会提供协助和合作。
- 如果任何人认为自己是诈骗的受害者,可以通过提供的链接找到更多信息。
- 此案件由办公室刑事部门的复杂欺诈和网络犯罪小组处理。
- 被告被认为是无罪的,直到被证明有罪。
以下为全文:
Department of Justice 司法部U.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of New York 纽约南区
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 即时发布
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 2023年3月15日,星期三
Ho Wan Kwok, A/K/A “Miles Guo,” Arrested For Orchestrating Over $1 Billion Dollar Fraud Conspiracy
何云国,又名“郭文贵”,因策划超过10亿美元的欺诈阴谋而被逮捕
Over $630 Million of Alleged Fraud Proceeds Seized by U.S. Government
美国政府查封了超过6.3亿美元的涉嫌欺诈所得
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced 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 charges in the Indictment arise from an alleged sprawling and complex scheme by the defendants, and others, to solicit investments in various entities and programs through false statements and representations to hundreds of thousands of KWOK’s online followers. As alleged, KWOK and JE misappropriated hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulently obtained funds during the course of their conspiracy. KWOK was arrested this morning in New York, New York, and will be presented this afternoon. JE is currently at large.
达米安·威廉姆斯(Damian Williams)是纽约南区的美国检察官,迈克尔·J·德里斯科尔(Michael J. Driscoll)是联邦调查局(FBI)纽约分局的负责人,他们宣布公布了一份十二项起诉书,控告何云国(HO WAN KWOK),又名“Miles Guo”,又名“Miles Kwok”,又名“Guo Wengui”,又名“Brother Seven”,又名“The Principal”,和金明杰(KIN MING JE),又名“William Je”,涉嫌各种电信诈骗、证券诈骗、银行诈骗和洗钱罪。金明杰是郭的金融家,还被指控妨碍司法。起诉书中的指控源于被告和其他人涉嫌通过向何云国的数十万在线追随者提供虚假陈述和声明,以募集各种实体和项目的投资。据称,郭和金明杰在阴谋过程中挪用了数亿美元的欺诈所得资金。郭于今天早上在纽约被捕,将于今天下午出庭。金明杰目前在逃。
In addition, Mr. Williams announced that between September 2022 and March 2023, the U.S. Government seized approximately $634 million from 21 different bank accounts. The $634 million constitutes proceeds of KWOK’s alleged fraud, which the Government will seek to forfeit. Today, law enforcement also seized assets that were purchased with proceeds of KWOK’s alleged fraud, including a Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roads.
此外,威廉姆斯先生宣布,美国政府在2022年9月至2023年3月期间从21个不同的银行账户中查封了约6.34亿美元。这6.34亿美元构成了郭文贵所谓的欺诈所得,政府将寻求没收。今天,执法部门还查封了用郭文贵所谓的欺诈所得购买的资产,包括一辆兰博基尼Aventador SVJ Roads。
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “As alleged, Ho Wan Kwok, known to many as “Miles Guo,” led a complex conspiracy to defraud thousands of his online followers out of over $1 billion dollars. Kwok is charged with lining his pockets with the money he stole, including buying himself, and his close relatives, a 50,000 square foot mansion, a $3.5 million Ferrari, and even two $36,000 mattresses, and financing a $37 million luxury yacht.
美国检察官达米安·威廉姆斯表示:“正如所指控的那样,何万国,许多人称之为‘郭先生’,领导了一个复杂的阴谋,从他的数千名在线追随者那里诈骗了超过10亿美元。郭被指控用他偷来的钱填满了自己的口袋,包括购买了一个5万平方英尺的豪宅、一辆价值350万美元的法拉利,甚至还有两个价值36000美元的床垫,以及资助一艘价值3700万美元的豪华游艇。
As alleged, Kwok lied to his victims and promised them outsized returns if they invested, or provided money to, GTV, his so-called Himalaya Farm Alliance, G|CLUBS, and the Himalaya Exchange.
正如所指控的那样,郭文贵对受害者撒谎,承诺如果他们投资或提供资金给GTV、他所谓的喜马拉雅农场联盟、G|CLUBS和喜马拉雅交易所,就能获得超额回报。
Kwok is further charged with laundering hundreds of millions of stolen funds to conceal the conspiracy’s illegal activities and continue the fraud’s operations. My office and our law enforcement partners will continue to do all that we can to protect the community from the devastating consequences of pernicious fraud schemes. If you believe you are a victim of Kwok and Je’s fraud, please contact [email protected] or https://forms.fbi.gov/NY_GTV. My Office and the FBI are here to help those who were harmed by this malicious fraud.”
Kwok被指控洗钱数亿美元的赃款,以掩盖阴谋的非法活动并继续欺诈行为。我的办公室和我们的执法伙伴将继续尽我们所能保护社区免受恶性欺诈计划的破坏性后果。如果您认为自己是Kwok和Je的欺诈受害者,请联系[email protected]或 https://forms.fbi.gov/NY_GTV 。我的办公室和FBI将帮助那些受到这种恶意欺诈伤害的人。
FBI Assistant Director Michael J. Driscoll said: “The indictment today alleges the defendants were behind an elaborate scheme that defrauded thousands of individuals of over one billion dollars. Fraudulent investment scams make victims out of innocent people, ultimately harming the public’s confidence in the integrity of financial systems. The FBI continues to make investigating complex financial crimes a top priority, and anyone attempting these crimes will be made to face the consequences in the criminal justice system.”
FBI助理局长迈克尔·J·德里斯科尔(Michael J. Driscoll)表示:“今天的起诉书声称,被告人是一个复杂的阴谋的幕后主使,该阴谋骗取了数千名个人超过十亿美元。欺诈性投资骗局使无辜人成为受害者,最终损害了公众对金融体系诚信的信心。FBI继续将调查复杂的金融犯罪作为首要任务,任何试图犯下这些罪行的人都将面临刑事司法制裁。”
As alleged in the Indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court and court filings:[1]
正如曼哈顿联邦法院和法庭文件中所指控的那样:[1]
From at least in or about 2018 through at least in or about March 2023, KWOK, JE, and others, conspired to defraud thousands of victims of more than approximately $1 billion. KWOK was the leader of this complex conspiracy.
从至少2018年或之前到至少2023年3月左右,郭文贵、杰森和其他人共谋欺诈数千名受害者,涉案金额超过约10亿美元。郭文贵是这个复杂阴谋的领导者。
KWOK is an exiled Chinese businessman who has resided in the United States since in or about 2015 and garnered a substantial online following. In or about 2018, KWOK founded two purported nonprofit organizations, namely, the Rule of Law Foundation and the Rule of Law Society. KWOK used the nonprofit organizations to amass followers who were aligned with his purported policy objectives in China and who were also inclined to believe KWOK’s statements regarding investment and money-making opportunities.
郭文贵是一位流亡海外的中国商人,自2015年左右起居住在美国,并获得了大量的在线追随者。2018年左右,郭文贵成立了两个所谓的非营利组织,即法治基金会和法治社会。郭文贵利用这些非营利组织聚集了一批支持他在中国所谓政策目标的追随者,并且这些人也倾向于相信郭文贵关于投资和赚钱机会的说法。
JE is a dual citizen of Hong Kong and the United Kingdom who principally resided in the United Kingdom. JE owned and operated numerous companies and investment vehicles central to the scheme and served as its financial architect and key money launderer.
杰森是香港和英国的双重公民,主要居住在英国。他拥有和经营了许多与该计划有关的公司和投资工具,并担任其财务架构师和主要洗钱者。
KWOK and JE’s fraud relied on at least four interrelated parts: the GTV Media Group, Inc. (“GTV”) Private Placement, the Farm Loan Program, G Club Operations, LLC (“G|CLUBS”), and the Himalaya Exchange.
郭文贵和杰森的欺诈行为依赖于至少四个相互关联的部分:GTV Media Group, Inc.(“GTV”)私募股权、农场贷款计划、G Club Operations, LLC(“G|CLUBS”)和喜马拉雅交易所。
GTV Private Placement GTV私募股权
On or about April 21, 2020, KWOK posted a video on social media announcing the unregistered offering of GTV Media Group, Inc. (“GTV”) common stock via a private placement. GTV was touted as a wide-ranging media company. In that video, KWOK described, in substance and in part, the investment terms for the GTV Private Placement, and directed people to contact him, via a mobile messaging application, with any questions about the GTV Private Placement. The video and GTV Private Placement materials included a written “Confidential Information Memorandum” (the “PPM”). The PPM stated on the cover “Everything Is Just the Beginning!,” provided information about GTV, and contained false representations regarding how the money raised from the GTV Private Placement would be used.
大约在2020年4月21日左右,郭文贵在社交媒体上发布了一段视频,宣布通过私募方式发行GTV Media Group,Inc.(“GTV”)普通股的未注册发行。 GTV被吹捧为一家广泛的媒体公司。 在该视频中,郭文贵在实质上和部分地描述了GTV私募的投资条款,并指示人们通过移动消息应用程序与他联系,以了解有关GTV私募的任何问题。 视频和GTV私募材料包括一份书面的“机密信息备忘录”(“PPM”)。 PPM在封面上声明“一切才刚刚开始!”,提供有关GTV的信息,并包含有关GTV私募筹集的资金将如何使用的虚假陈述。
Between on or about April 20, 2020 and on or about June 2, 2020, approximately $452 million worth of GTV common stock was purportedly sold to more than 5,500 investors. Investors participated in the GTV Private Placement based, in part, on the belief that their money would be invested into GTV to develop and grow that business, as the PPM promised. In early June 2020, just days after the GTV Private Placement closed, KWOK and JE directed that $100 million of funds raised from the GTV Private Placement be invested in a high-risk hedge fund for the benefit of GTV’s parent company and its ultimate beneficial owner who was a close family relative of KWOK.
在2020年4月20日至6月2日左右期间,约有价值4.52亿美元的GTV普通股被声称出售给了超过5,500名投资者。投资者参与了GTV私募股份发行,部分原因是基于他们的信念,即他们的资金将被投资于GTV以发展和壮大该业务,正如私募股份发行文件所承诺的那样。2020年6月初,在GTV私募股份发行结束几天后,郭炳江和谢家明指示从GTV私募股份发行筹集的1亿美元资金投资于一只高风险对冲基金,以造福GTV的母公司及其最终受益人,后者是郭炳江的近亲。
Farm Loan Program 农业贷款计划
KWOK, JE, and their co-conspirators fraudulently obtained more than approximately $150 million in victim funds through the “Himalaya Farm Alliance.” The Himalaya Farm Alliance, which KWOK organized and promoted, was a collective of informal groups (each known as a “Farm”) located in various cities around the world. KWOK, JE, and others working on their behalf and at their direction, obtained these funds by making further misrepresentations to the investors in the GTV Private Placement and fraudulently soliciting further investments, this time in the form of “loans” to a Farm, and promising that such loans would be convertible into GTV common stock at a conversion rate of one share per dollar loaned. On or about July 22, 2020, in a video distributed via social media, KWOK promoted the Farm Loan Program. After launching the Farm Loan Program, KWOK continued to promote GTV and to falsely represent the value of GTV. For example, on or about August 2, 2020, in a video distributed via social media, KWOK falsely stated, in substance and part, “How much is GTV? . . . a market value of 2 billion US dollars.” In truth and in fact, and as KWOK well knew, GTV’s market value was far less.
KWOK、JE及其共谋者通过“喜马拉雅农场联盟”欺诈性地获得了超过约1.5亿美元的受害者资金。喜马拉雅农场联盟是KWOK组织和推广的一个非正式团体(每个团体称为“农场”),位于世界各地的各个城市。KWOK、JE和其他代表他们并按照他们的指示工作的人员通过向GTV私募股权投资者作进一步的虚假陈述和欺诈性地招募进一步的投资,这次是以“贷款”的形式向农场借款,并承诺这些贷款将以每美元贷款可转换为一股GTV普通股的转换率进行转换。2020年7月22日左右,在社交媒体上发布的一段视频中,KWOK宣传了农场贷款计划。在推出农场贷款计划后,KWOK继续推广GTV并虚假陈述GTV的价值。例如,2020年8月2日左右,在社交媒体上发布的一段视频中,KWOK虚假陈述,实质上是“GTV价值多少?……市值达到20亿美元。”事实上,KWOK非常清楚,GTV的市值远远低于此。
KWOK and JE misappropriated funds that were raised through the Farm Loan Program. For example: (i) approximately $2.3 million was used to cover maintenance expenses associated with an approximately 145-foot luxury yacht worth approximately $37 million, nominally owned by close family relative of KWOK and used by KWOK, which is pictured below; and (ii) approximately $10 million was transferred to personal bank accounts in the name of JE and/or JE’s spouse.
KWOK和JE挪用了通过农业贷款计划筹集的资金。例如:(i)约230万美元用于支付与价值约3700万美元的大约145英尺的豪华游艇相关的维护费用,该游艇名义上由KWOK的近亲所有并由KWOK使用,如下图所示;(ii)约1000万美元转入JE和/或JE配偶名下的个人银行账户。

G|CLUBS
KWOK, JE and others known and unknown, fraudulently induced KWOK’s followers to transfer additional funds to a purported online membership club called G|CLUBS. From at least in or about October 2020 through at least in or about March 2023, KWOK, JE, and others fraudulently obtained more than approximately $250 million in victim funds through G|CLUBS. G|CLUBS claimed, on its website, to be “an exclusive, high-end membership program offering a full spectrum of services” and “a gateway to carefully curated world-class products, services and experiences.”
KWOK、JE和其他已知和未知人士欺诈性地诱使KWOK的追随者将额外资金转移到所谓的在线会员俱乐部G|CLUBS。从至少2020年10月至少2023年3月,KWOK、JE和其他人通过G|CLUBS欺诈性地获得了超过约2.5亿美元的受害者资金。G|CLUBS在其网站上声称是“一个提供全方位服务的独家高端会员计划”,是“通往精心策划的世界一流产品、服务和体验的门户”。
In truth and in fact, and as KWOK and JE well knew, G|CLUBS provided nothing close to “a full spectrum of services” and “experiences” to its members. Indeed, most of the money G|CLUBS members paid did not fund the business of G|CLUBS. Rather, the defendants misappropriated a substantial portion of the victim funds using, among other things, a complex web of entities and bank accounts to do so. For example, G|CLUBS funds were used by KWOK and JE: (i) toward the purchase of KWOK’s 50,000 square foot New Jersey mansion (pictured below); (ii) to purchase various furniture and decorative items including, among other items, Chinese and Persian rugs worth approximately $978,000, a $62,000 television, and a $53,000 fireplace log cradle holder; and (iii) to purchase a custom-built Bugatti sports car for approximately $4.4 million (pictured below):
事实上,正如郭氏和JE非常清楚的那样,G|CLUBS并没有为其会员提供“全方位的服务”和“体验”。实际上,大部分G|CLUBS会员支付的钱并没有用于G|CLUBS的业务。相反,被告人使用了相当大一部分受害者资金,其中包括使用一系列实体和银行账户等复杂的方式。例如,KWOK和JE使用了G|CLUBS的资金:(i) 用于购买KWOK在新泽西州的5万平方英尺的豪宅(如下图所示);(ii) 购买各种家具和装饰品,包括价值约978,000美元的中国和波斯地毯、一台价值62,000美元的电视和一台价值53,000美元的壁炉原木架;以及(iii) 用于购买一辆定制的Bugatti跑车,价格约为440万美元(如下图所示):



Himalaya Exchange 喜马拉雅交易所
KWOK, JE, and others known and unknown, fraudulently obtained more than approximately $262 million in victim funds through the Himalaya Exchange, a purported cryptocurrency “ecosystem” accessible on the Internet. The Himalaya Exchange included a purported stablecoin called the Himalaya Dollar (“HDO” or “H Dollar”) and a trading coin called Himalaya Coin (“HCN” or “H Coin”). In videos distributed via social media, KWOK trumpeted the prospects and valuation of the Himalaya Exchange and both HCN and HDO, which he publicly described as cryptocurrencies. For example, in a video posted on the Internet on or about October 20, 2021, KWOK falsely stated: “If the H Coin is worthless, [the issuer of H coin] can sell all 20% of the gold, exchange it to you, and become your money. Or take all the value of 20% gold and ask everyone to unify it and make it yours;” and “If anyone loses money, I can say that I will compensate 100%. I give you 100%. Whoever loses money, I will bear it.” The initial coin offering of HCN and HDO occurred on or about November 1, 2021. HCN began trading at 10 cents and, within approximately two weeks, the Himalaya Exchange website claimed that each HCN purportedly was worth approximately 27 HDO (i.e., $27), which represented a 26,900% increase in value and a total value of approximately $27 billion. JE also falsely claimed to media outlets that a €3.5 million Ferrari was purchased via the Himalaya Exchange. In truth, a Himalaya Exchange employee sent the Ferrari broker an international bank wire to cover the cost of the Ferrari, while also processing a corresponding “transaction” on the Himalaya Exchange to create the false appearance that the purchase had taken place using HDO in order to show HDO was easily tradeable and to promote the Himalaya Exchange. The buyer of the Ferrari was a close relative of KWOK.
KWOK、JE和其他已知和未知的人通过名为喜马拉雅交易所的所谓加密货币“生态系统”非法获得了超过约2.62亿美元的受害者资金。喜马拉雅交易所包括一个所谓的稳定币喜马拉雅元(“HDO”或“H元”)和一个交易币喜马拉雅币(“HCN”或“H币”)。KWOK在社交媒体上发布的视频中吹嘘了喜马拉雅交易所以及HCN和HDO的前景和估值,他公开将其描述为加密货币。例如,在2021年10月20日左右发布在互联网上的一段视频中,KWOK错误地表示:“如果H币一文不值,[H币的发行人]可以出售所有20%的黄金,将其兑换给你,成为你的钱。或者拿走20%黄金的所有价值,要求每个人统一它并使其成为你的;”和“如果有人亏钱,我可以说我会赔偿100%。我给你100%。谁亏钱,我来承担。”HCN和HDO的首次代币发行发生在2021年11月1日左右。HCN开始以10美分交易,大约两周内,喜马拉雅交易所网站声称每个HCN据称价值约27个HDO(即。,$27),代表价值增长了26,900%,总价值约为270亿美元。 JE还虚假声称通过喜马拉雅交易所购买了一辆价值350万欧元的法拉利。实际上,喜马拉雅交易所的一名员工向法拉利经纪人发送了一笔国际银行电汇,以支付法拉利的成本,同时在喜马拉雅交易所上处理了相应的“交易”,以营造虚假的购买外观,表明HDO易于交易,并促进喜马拉雅交易所的推广。法拉利的买家是郭氏家族的近亲。
U.S. Government Seizures 美国政府查封
On or about September 20, 2022 and September 21, 2022, U.S. authorities served judicially-authorized seizure warrants on several domestic banks, and subsequently seized approximately $335 million of proceeds from bank accounts held in the names of Himalaya Exchange entities and other entities associated with KWOK and JE. Within approximately two days of the first judicially authorized seizures of Himalaya Exchange-related funds, on or about September 22, 2022, JE contacted the management of a domestic bank that held Himalaya Exchange bank accounts. JE sought to implement a wire transfer, which he and a Himalaya Exchange executive claimed to the domestic bank was needed to effectuate a “redemption” from HDO to U.S. dollars for an unnamed “VIP” (i.e., very important client of the Himalaya Exchange). In subsequent communications with the domestic bank, JE revealed that the VIP was, in fact, JE himself. JE provided the domestic bank with documents reflecting two purported HCN sales by JE on or about September 22, 2022—totaling 46 million HDO, which JE was attempting to “convert” into $46 million. JE twice emphasized to the domestic bank’s management, in substance and in part, that the $46 million transfer needed to happen “today or it is meaningless.”
大约在2022年9月20日或21日左右,美国当局对几家国内银行进行了司法授权的查封令,并随后扣押了大约3.35亿美元的来自喜马拉雅交易所实体和与郭和杰有关的其他实体的银行账户中的收益。在对喜马拉雅交易所相关资金进行第一次司法授权查封的大约两天内,即2022年9月22日左右,杰联系了一家持有喜马拉雅交易所银行账户的国内银行的管理层。杰试图实施一笔电汇,他和一位喜马拉雅交易所高管向国内银行声称,这是为了将一位未具名的“VIP”(即喜马拉雅交易所的非常重要客户)的HDO兑换成美元。在与国内银行的后续沟通中,杰透露这位VIP实际上是他自己。杰向国内银行提供了反映他在2022年9月22日左右进行的两笔所谓的HCN销售的文件,总计4600万HDO,他试图将其“转换”为4600万美元。杰两次强调国内银行管理层,大致上和部分地表示,这笔4600万美元的转账需要“今天完成,否则就没有意义”。
U.S. Authorities subsequently seized additional funds from KWOK and JE-associated entities in October 2022 and March 2023. In total, U.S. Authorities seized more than approximately $634 million of fraud proceeds, including approximately $278 million from bank accounts held in the names of the Himalaya Exchange entities.
美国当局随后在2022年10月和2023年3月从郭文贵和JE相关实体处再次查封了资金。总共,美国当局查封了超过约6.34亿美元的欺诈所得,其中包括从喜马拉雅交易所实体名下的银行账户中查封的约2.78亿美元。
Today, pursuant to judicially-authorized warrants, U.S. Authorities are seizing additional items from KWOK-associated properties, which KWOK and JE allegedly purchased with fraud proceeds.
今天,根据司法授权的搜查令,美国当局正在从郭文贵相关财产中查封他和JE据称用欺诈所得购买的其他物品。
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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,” 52, of New York, New York, and KIN MING JE, a/k/a “William Je,” 56, of London, England, are charged in an Indictment with the following offenses:
何万国,又名“Miles Guo”,又名“Miles Kwok”,又名“Guo Wengui”,又名“Brother Seven”,又名“The Principal”,52岁,来自纽约,纽约,和金明杰,又名“William Je”,56岁,来自英国伦敦,被控犯有以下罪名:
| Count | Charge | Defendant 被告 | Maximum Penalty 最高刑罚 |
| 1 | Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Bank Fraud, Securities Fraud and Money Laundering 串谋犯有电信欺诈、银行欺诈、证券欺诈和洗钱罪 | KWOK and JE 郭文贵和JE | 5 years in prison 5年监禁 |
| 2 | Wire Fraud (GTV Private Placement) 电信欺诈(GTV私募) | KWOK and JE 郭文贵和JE | 20 years in prison 20年监禁 |
| 3 | Securities Fraud (GTV Private Placement) 证券欺诈(GTV私募) | KWOK and JE 郭文贵和JE | 20 years in prison 20年监禁 |
| 4 | Wire Fraud (Farm Loan Program) 电信欺诈(农场贷款计划) | KWOK and JE 郭文贵和JE | 20 years in prison 20年监禁 |
| 5 | Securities Fraud (Farm Loan Program) 证券欺诈(农场贷款计划) | KWOK and JE 郭文贵和JE | 20 years in prison 20年监禁 |
| 6 | Wire Fraud (G|CLUBS) 电信欺诈(G|CLUBS) | KWOK and JE 郭文贵和JE | 20 years in prison 20年监禁 |
| 7 | Securities Fraud (G|CLUBS) 证券欺诈(G|CLUBS) | KWOK and JE 郭文贵和JE | 20 years in prison 20年监禁 |
| 8 | Wire Fraud (Himalaya Exchange) 电信诈骗(喜马拉雅交易所) | KWOK and JE 郭氏和JE | 20 years in prison 20年监禁 |
| 9 | International Promotional Money Laundering 国际推广洗钱 | KWOK and JE 郭氏和JE | 20 years in prison 20年监禁 |
| 10 | International Concealment Money Laundering 国际隐瞒洗钱 | KWOK and JE 郭氏和JE | 20 years in prison 20年监禁 |
| 11 | Unlawful Monetary Transactions 非法货币交易 | KWOK and JE 郭氏和JE | 10 years in prison 10年监禁 |
| 12 | Obstruction of Justice 妨碍司法公正 | JE | 20 years in prison 20年监禁 |
The statutory maximum sentences are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendant will be determined by a judge.
国会规定了法定最高刑期,此处仅供信息参考,因为被告的任何判决将由法官决定。
Mr. Williams praised the investigative work of the FBI. Mr. Williams further thanked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which today filed a parallel civil action against KWOK and JE, for its assistance and cooperation in this investigation. Mr. Williams also expressed appreciation for the assistance of the United States Marshals Service, the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs, and the U.K. Metropolitan Police.
威廉姆斯先生赞扬了FBI的调查工作。 威廉姆斯先生还感谢美国证券交易委员会,该委员会今天对郭氏和JE提起了平行的民事诉讼,对其在此次调查中的协助和合作表示感激。 威廉姆斯先生还对美国警察局,司法部国际事务办公室和英国大都会警察局的协助表示感谢。
If you believe you are a victim of KWOK and JE’s fraud, please find more information here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ho-wan-kwok-aka-miles-guo-and-kin-ming-je-aka-william-je
如果您认为自己是郭氏和JE欺诈的受害者,请在此处查找更多信息: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-ho-wan-kwok-aka-miles-guo-and-kin-ming-je-aka-william-je
The case is being handled by the Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit of the Office’s Criminal Division. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ryan B. Finkel, Juliana N. Murray, and Micah F. Fergenson are in charge of the prosecution.
该案件由办公室刑事部门的复杂欺诈和网络犯罪单位处理。 Ryan B. Finkel助理美国检察官,Juliana N. Murray和Micah F. Fergenson负责起诉。
The allegations in the Indictment are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
起诉书中的指控仅仅是指控,除非被证明有罪,被告人被视为无罪。
[1] As the introductory phrase signifies, the entirety of the text of the Indictment, and the description of the Indictment set forth herein, constitute only allegations, and every fact described should be treated as an allegation.
[1] 正如引言所示,起诉书的全部内容和此处所述的起诉书描述仅构成指控,每个描述的事实都应视为指控。Attachment(s): 附件:
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美国纽约南部联邦检察官办公室Press Release Number: 新闻发布编号:23-102Updated March 15, 2023 更新于2023年3月15日
