Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui sentenced to 30 years for fraud ^45.2%

The Independent - By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Jennifer Peltz - 6/30/2026, 12:00 AM

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A self-exiled Chinese billionaire, Guo Wengui, once considered among China's wealthiest individuals, was sentenced on Monday to 30 years in a U.S. prison. The severe penalty comes after his conviction for a massive financial fraud scheme that a federal judge confirmed cost over 1,000 people worldwide hundreds of millions of dollars. In a... more