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Guo Wengui Gets 30 Years for $1 B Fraud

6/30/2026

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  • U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres sentenced Guo Wengui to 30 years in prison.
  • Victims testified they lost life savings, suffered severe anxiety, and feared for their families.
  • Prosecutors said the fraud cost investors more than $1 billion, leaving families financially devastated.
  • Guo’s lawyers claimed he suffered torture scars and that the sentence serves a Chinese Communist Party smear campaign.