The undoing of a billionaire accused of fraud on two continents
New York Times: He fled China for the US. Now the law has caught up with him.
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New York Times: He fled China for the US. Now the law has caught up with him.
Property empires in China rely on government connections and the free flow of cash, gifts and favors, and Guo’s links reached into the upper ranks of the country’s power structure, including Ma Jian, a senior intelligence official.
The former publishing employee who pleaded guilty to stealing unpublished book manuscripts was ordered to be deported and to pay $88,000 in restitution.
Filippo Bernardini has been accused by the government of stealing over 1,000 book manuscripts. In court filings, he said he was motivated not by money but by a love of reading.
A federal jury in Manhattan, which must decide whether to sentence Sayfullo Saipov to life in prison or to death, heard testimony from members of his family.