In
Miles Guo Trial
Witness Said
Mulled Suicide
Defense Says She
Only Unmasks for
DOJ
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
June 7 – 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 of Miles Guo
onvarious wire fraud,
securities fraud, bank fraud,
and money laundering charges.
On May 21, the US Attorney's
Office wrote
in seeking to preclude
fire issues from
the trial: 7 page
letter on
Patreon here.
On May 22, Inner
City Press live tweeted jury
selection, here.
Many
were excused from the jury
pool.
More detail /
some analysis on X for
Subscribers here
& Substack here
On May 23 the
defense wrote in including
"There is no evidence to
support the government’s
sensationalist theory that Mr.
Guo started a fire at the
Sherry Netherland residence.
Letter on Patreon
here
At the end of May
23, Judge Torres told the
remaining jurors that the
trial would start Friday. Thread.
More details on X
for Subscribers here
and Substack here
And it did. Inner
City Press live tweeted the
opening and first two
witnesses, an FBI agent about
the Greenwich search, and a
Dallas based Lamborghini
dealer, thread here.
On May 28 the US
moved for admission of posts
from GNews and GETTR, 5 page
motion on Patreon here
On May 31 a
representative of Kyle Bass'
Hayman Capital Management
testified, thread
On June 4,
the US Attorney's Office filed
its response to Guo's request
for reconsideration on
limitation on his expert's
testimony about Operation Fox
Hunt and the "Five Poisons."
US filing on Patreon here.
On June 5, Inner
City Press live tweeted, thread
On June 6, more
Li - and then some cross,
thread
Assistant US
Attorney: When did you lose
confident in Guo? Witness:
When I heard about the Mahwah
mansion, secret base from the
New Federal State of China.
AUSA: Who said it was such a
base? Long Island David?
Witness: Yes, in a
broadcast.
AUSA: What was
your understanding who would
use this mansion? Witness: For
his family AUSA: Family
meaning what? A: Family
members. But G-Club members
too, he said. But I didn't
think so. AUSA: What was your
understanding where the money
came from? A: Family
fund
AUSA: What did he
say about how the Lamborghini
was paid for? Witness: He said
his family fund, to reward him
for his hard working. AUSA:
Who is William? Witness:
William Je. AUSA: Did you
think this mansion was bought
with supporters money?
Witness: No. AUSA: If
you had known, would you have
facilitated payments by Farm
members? Guo's lawyer:
Objection. I'd be happy to
have a sidebar. Judge:
Overruled. Guo's lawyer: It
assumes facts not in evidence.
Judge: Overruled. Witness: His
personal luxury life, no
AUSA: Does buying a $26
million house help fight the
CCP?
Guo's lawyer:
Objection! Judge; Overruled.
Witness: No. AUSA: Does buying
a red Lamborghini help fight
the CCP? Guo's lawyer: Same
objection. Judge: Overruled.
Witness: No. AUSA: Did
Guo say anything to you about
the property being haunted?
Witness: No. AUSA: Were you on
the board of the new Rule of
Law Foundation in BVI [British
Virgin Islands]? Witness: Yes.
Yvette Wang told me about
it. Witness: I was asked
to sign a false affidavit to
the bankruptcy court. AUSA:
Who was behind it? Guo's
lawyer: Objection?
Judge: Overruled.
Witness: The lawyer took
direction from Miles
Guo. Witness: I was
threatened, to get me to sign
it. They said if I did not
sign I would be responsible
for paying back $38 million. I
said I would not sign, they
can take my life [sobs] AUSA:
What did you mean? Witness:
They can kill me. AUSA:
Did you think about harming
yourself? Witness: Yes.
AUSA: Why didn't
you do that? Guo's lawyer:
Objection! How is that
relevant? Judge: I'll allow
it. Witness: I have daughter.
AUSA: Did you doubt Guo?
Witness: I realized, it's a
scam Witness: I tried to
contact the US government.
AUSA: What did
you review? Witness: The whole
last seven years. AUSA: What
did you find? Witness: I find,
this is a scam. AUSA: Who did
that feel? Witness: I feel
angry, desperate, guilty,
regret. I am distressed
Witness: I thought about
suicide. AUSA: Why did you
feel angry? Witness: He lied
to us. But we so trust him. No
doubt. No question. AUSA: Why
did you feel guilty? Witness:
For my family. I did not take
care of them. AUSA: What were
you doing instead?
Objection!
Judge: Overruled. Witness:
Working for Miles Guo... Then
I spoke with the bankruptcy
trustee. Then the FBI, in
November 2023. AUSA: Why did
you contact the FBI? Witness:
I want to report to US
government that Miles Guo
trick up, mislead me.
AUSA: How many times have you
met with the authorities?
Witness: Ten times. AUSA: Why
were you scared? Witness: They
would say I am a CCP spy.
AUSA: What did
Miles Guo say about being
targeted by the CCP? Witness:
He said his phone was hacked
by CCP AUSA: What about
attempts to get him sent back
to China? Witness: He said CCP
sent agents to talk to Trump
administration to try to get
him sent to China. AUSA: If it
were true he was targeted by
CCP, would it change your
view? Objection! Overruled. A:
No. Witness: I have also
be targeted by CCP. But I
don't steal from people.
AUSA: How were
you targeted? Witness: CCP
told my family to tell me to
stop, that I am threatening
national security. I am told
to not go back to China, they
will arrest me. I am only
child
AUSA: After being
targeted by CCP did you spend
supporter money on yourself?
Witness: No. That money should
be used to fight against the
CCP, not for myself. AUSA: Did
you get rich? Witness: No. I
lost money - about $20,000.
AUSA: Did you take down CCP?
No. Witness: In the
future I don't want to take
part in any democracy
activities because I don't
know if it is another scam.
AUSA: Why did you start
following Miles Guo?
Objection! AUSA: I have three
more questions. Do you still
believe in democracy in China?
A: Yes
AUSA: Do you
still believe in Miles Guo
today? Guo's lawyer:
Objection, asked and answered.
AUSA: It has not been asked
about today. Guo's lawyer: As
opposed to yesterday? Judge:
I'll allow it. Witness: He is
a scam. AUSA: No further
questions. Judge: We'll break.
OK - cross
examination. Guo's lawyer: Ms.
Li, you did find another
solution, right? Witness:
After I realized I can't
suicide because my daughter-
Guo's lawyer: That wasn't the
question. I move to strike.
Judge: Let her answer.
Witness: I contact the US
government
Guo's lawyer: You
contacted the trustee, right?
Witness: Yes. Guo's lawyer: By
phone? Witness: Online
meeting. Guo's lawyer: WebEx?
Witness: I don't remember.
Guo's lawyer: Who set it up?
Witness: Trustee. Guo's
lawyer: Then DOJ, FBI and US
Attorney's Office? Witness:
Yes.
Guo's lawyer: Nov
1, 2023, do you remember? How
was it set up? Witness: In
person, in Australia. Guo's
lawyer: Feb 4, Feb 29 - these
prosecutors, including the one
with the beard? Witness:
IDK Guo's lawyer: March
7 by WebEx? March 15 emails?
Witness: I don't remember.
Guo's lawyer: March 25 with
the FBI? Witness: I don't
remember. Guo's lawyer: April
28? AUSA: She's not saying
what happened?
Guo's lawyer: Ms.
Lie, do you remember? AUSA:
The date? IDK Guo's
lawyer: May 9, a phone call?
Witness: I don't remember.
Guo's lawyer: That's less than
a month ago. Witness: I don't
remember.
Guo's lawyer:
June 1 meeting, do you recall?
Witness: Yes. Guo's lawyer: In
his office? Witness:
Yes. Guo's lawyer: And
the prosecutor and FBI agent,
they took notes? Witness: I
don't remember. Guo's lawyer:
You met with them then on June
1 they got you a lawyer,
right? Witness: Yes.
Guo's lawyer:
June 4 you met - what did you
do on June 3? A: I don't
remember
Guo's lawyer: You
met yesterday, right before
you took the stand, that
stand, right there? Witness:
Yes. Guo's lawyer: You and I
have never met, correct?
Witness: We have not.
Guo's lawyer:
Look at this document, not
shown to jury or public [long
sidebar ensues]
On June 7, Guo's
lawyer ended her cross
examination (before another
luxury car dealer, this time
from Houston):
Guo's lawyer:
Under your non-prosecution,
you don't turn any money,
right? Li: What money? Guo's
lawyer: HAA, H Coin... The
only way you can go back to
China is by disavowing Miles
Guo, right? AUSA: Objection!
Judge: Sustained.
More detail and
analysis on X for Subscribers
here and Substack here
The case is US v.
Guo, et al., 23-cr-118
(Torres)
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