In
Miles Guo
Trial Jury
Asks for
Transcripts
and Limiting
Instruction
But No Verdict
so July 16
by
Matthew Russell Lee
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
July 15 – 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 22,
2024Inner City Press live
tweeted jury selection, here.
Jump cut to July
12, 2024 when Juror 2 was
removed in a sealed / robing
room proceeding,
thread
below, and
inside
knowledge on X
for
Subscribers here
and Substack here
Judge Torres: One
of the jurors disclosed that
they had Google William Je
this morning.
Judge: I'd like
to call the foreperson into
the robing room [And,
without opportunity for the
Press to object - as in the
cited Schulte case both Judges
Pauley and Furman allowed -
the matter goes behind closed
doors, without even a pool
reporter present.
[Judge leaves;
Guo is led back into the
holding cell to wait]
inside
knowledge on X
for
Subscribers here
and Substack here
At 5 pm
Judge Torres
brought the
modified jury
back in and
noted they'd said
they could
not stay past 5
pm, and to
come back on
Monday, she'll
summon the lawyers
(and the
Marshals
for Guo) when
the jury has
note(s)
On July
15, no verdict
despite all
day
deliberations, from
the thread:
OK -
now in US v
Miles Guo, the
jury has sent
a note
(partially)
explaining
their Friday
request for
"limiting
instructions."
Response being
formulated
Judge Torres:
On the
transcript,
you want all
of it? Or
particular
exhibits? Let
me know in a
note. Jury
exits ...
Update
5:09 pm Judge
Torres: Please
have the
jurors brought
in. Jury
entering!
Judge: The day
is over. Have
a good
evening. Jury
exiting!
FoxhUNt Quid Pro Guo
book is nearly
ready...
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