Chinese billionaire sentenced to 30 years in prison in the US for fraud in scheme with former Trump strategist

Guo Wengui, who fled China a decade ago, promised to topple Xi Jinping's party, however

Photo shows the Twitter page of Chinese businessman Guo Wengui on August 30, 2017 Andy Wong/AP A self-exiled Chinese billionaire, who was once considered one of the richest men in China, was sentenced on Monday (29) to 30 years in prison in the United States for financial fraud. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp Guo Wengui, who fled China a decade ago for the US and reinvented himself as a critic of Xi Jinping's Communist Party, was found guilty of large-scale fraud that harmed more than a thousand people and supported a luxurious lifestyle with the hundreds of millions of dollars raised, concluded Judge Analisa Torres. According to her, Wengui “exploited those who sought to bring democracy to China”. The Chinese billionaire was convicted on nine of the 12 criminal charges against him. The prosecution was seeking 30 years in prison for him for what it call

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