What will become of The Epoch Times with its chief financial officer accused of money laundering?
The Epoch Times’ chief financial officer, Weidong Bill Guan, was indicted on charges of misappropriating $67 million in criminal proceeds to the media outlet, its affiliates and himself. Guan pleaded not guilty but was suspended from the media company. Founded in 2000, The Epoch Times is a newspaper published in 23 languages. The arrest this […]
Epoch Times CFO Charged In $67M Money Laundering Scheme
A reporter from The Epoch Times takes to the microphone during a media event in Berlin, Germany, on October 23, 2023. The Epoch Times is owned by Epoch Media Group and is affiliated with the Falun Gong movement. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) James Myers of OANTuesday, June 4, 2024 8:25 AM The Chief Financial […]
Epoch Times CFO Bill Guan Charged in Alleged $67m Global Money-Laundering Scheme
Chief financial officer of the conservative Global News Network Epoch Times He was arrested on suspicion of involvement in a large-scale international money laundering scheme. The federal government suspects there was a long-running scheme to launder at least $67 million in illicit funds. The prosecutor Monday. According to the indictment, Bill Guan, 61, led the […]
Epoch Times CFO Weidong ‘Bill’ Guan charged over $67M money laundering scheme
The chief financial officer of The Epoch Times, a New York-based weekly newspaper critical of the Chinese government, has been charged by federal investigators with money laundering, U.S. authorities said. According to an indictment filed Monday by the U.S. Department of Justice, Weidong “Bill” Guan, the CFO of the news site, which also distributes newspapers […]
Epoch Times embroiled in alleged cryptocurrency money laundering scheme – The Washington Post
The chief financial officer of right-wing news outlet The Epoch Times has been arrested and indicted on charges of using cryptocurrency to launder $67 million in criminal proceeds, the Department of Justice announced. Said Monday. Weidong Guan, 61, also known as Bill Guan, is charged with one count of money laundering conspiracy and two counts […]
CFO Of Newspaper Epoch Times Faces Charges In Alleged $67M Money Laundering Scheme
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in a press release on Monday that The Epoch Times’ Chief Financial Officer, Weidong Guan, also known as Bill Guan, was arrested for his alleged involvement in a money laundering scheme. Guan, 61, was arrested and charged with participating in a money laundering scheme that illegally obtained at least […]