{"id":"court_sdny_128_1","court":"SDNY","case_no":"23-cr-00118","doc_number":128,"sub_number":1,"doc_type":"UNKNOWN","filed_date":"2023-08-18","title":"UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,","summary_zh":"美国律师助理宣誓证言 —— 美国诉 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵 / Guo Wengui / Miles Guo）案，SDNY 1:23-cr-00118 ECF #128（2023年8月18日）。AUSA Kimberly Ravener 宣誓陈述其自2019年9月起在反恐和国际毒品事务部门从事对 Ho Wan Kwok 的调查工作，包括搜查令的拟草、证据执法和管制程序。","summary_en":"Declaration by Assistant United States Attorney —— United States v. Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo / Guo Wengui / Kwok Ho Wan), SDNY Case 1:23-cr-00118, ECF #128 (August 18, 2023). AUSA Kimberly Ravener declares under penalty of perjury her work on the Terrorism and International Narcotics investigation of Ho Wan Kwok beginning September 2019, including drafting search warrant affidavits, evidence analysis, and supervisory updates.","body_en":"## UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK\n\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA,\n\n-against-\n\nYANPING WANG, a/k/a \"Yvette,\"\n\nDefendant.\n\n## S1 23 Cr. 118 (AT) **DECLARATION**\n\nI, Kimberly Ravener, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, declare as follows:\n\n1. I am an Assistant United States Attorney in the Office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (the \"Office\").\n\n2. Since approximately January 2019, I have been assigned to the Office's National Security and International Narcotics Unit, which was formerly known as the Terrorism and International Narcotics (\"TIN\") Unit.\n\n3. While in TIN, along with AUSA Elizabeth Hanft, I was assigned to an investigation concerning Ho Wan Kwok, a/k/a \"Miles Guo\" (\"Guo\"), which began in or about September 2019 (the \"TIN Matter\").\n\n4. On September 19, 2019, Emil Bove (\"Bove\") and Shawn Crowley (\"Crowley\") were appointed Co-Chiefs of TIN and, in that capacity, were my direct supervisors. As TIN Co-Chiefs, Bove and Crowley were responsible for overseeing all matters in TIN, including the TIN Matter.\n\n5. Starting in or about late September 2019, AUSA Hanft<sup>1</sup> and I worked with the FBI to draft premises search warrants authorizing the search of Guo's Manhattan penthouse apartment\n\n<sup>1</sup> AUSA Hanft transferred to a different unit in January 2020.\n\nat the Sherry-Netherland Hotel and Guo's office on East 64th Street for evidence relevant to the TIN Matter. The FBI executed the warrants on or about October 3, 2019 and October 4, 2019 (the \"Warrants\"). I recall that Crowley and another supervisor reviewed the Warrants prior to their being submitted to the court.\n\n6. Following the execution of the Warrants, the TIN Matter remained active, and I continued to work with the FBI regarding the FBI's review and analysis of the evidence recovered during the searches. This was a significant undertaking given the volume of materials seized, the nature of the materials\n\n7. It is my practice to regularly update my supervisors regarding all of my cases. As a general matter, I updated Bove and Crowley frequently regarding the status of my cases, including the TIN Matter. My updates to Bove and Crowley regarding the TIN Matter also would have included classified information or information that otherwise raised national security concerns. Those updates were primarily oral, whether in person or on the telephone. In my experience, substantive calls or in-person discussions often included both of the TIN Chiefs. The TIN Matter was no different. I recall that Bove was a hands-on supervisor, which means that he was engaged and attentive to all cases he supervised, including the TIN Matter.\n\n8. My conversations with Bove and Crowley regarding the TIN Matter included, among other things, discussion of the status of the search warrant return review (which involved a large number of electronic devices, documents that were in Mandarin,\n\n2\n\n| <span></span> | , and <span></span>                                                               |\n|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n|               |                                                                                   |\n| 9.            | One of the issues I discussed with Bove and Crowley was the FBI's analysis of the |\n|               | search warrant returns. <span></span>                                             |\n|               |                                                                                   |\n|               |                                                                                   |\n|               |                                                                                   |\n|               |                                                                                   |\n|               |                                                                                   |\n|               |                                                                                   |\n| 10.           | <span></span>                                                                     |\n|               |                                                                                   |\n|               |                                                                                   |\n|               |                                                                                   |\n|               | <span></span>                                                                     |\n\n11. I also believe that I updated Bove and Crowley on a variety of idiosyncrasies concerning Guo's conduct and the potential implications for the TIN Matter. Specifically, I recall\n\n I believe I conveyed\n\nthis information to Bove and Crowley.\n\n12. In or about 2020, I became aware that the Complex Frauds & Cybercrime Unit (\"CFU\") had opened a fraud investigation into Guo (the \"CFU Matter\"). I recall having brought the fact of the CFU Matter to Bove's and Crowley's attention, given its potential for factual overlap with the TIN Matter.\n\n![](_page_3_Figure_2.jpeg)\n\n14. After Crowley raised her potential conflict through the time of her departure from the Office in December 2020, Bove was the only supervisor available to consult on all aspects of the TIN Matter. Bove continued to supervise the TIN Matter until he left the Office in December 2021.\n\n15. On or about July 25, 2023, I spoke with AUSAs handling the CFU Matter regarding Bove's supervision of the TIN Matter. The AUSAs asked me to search my emails for communications with Bove regarding the TIN Matter, which I did, to the extent I was able. Based on that review, and emails provided to me by the CFU AUSAs, I have reviewed several emails, including the following:\n\na. On or about October 21, 2019, I sent an email to AUSA Hanft regarding a conversation I had with the FBI case agent on the TIN Matter. (I understand that this email is marked as Exhibit G.) This email reflects my practice of updating the TIN chiefs on my matters. This email reflects that I updated Bove regarding the TIN Matter and that Bove then provided me advice concerning the TIN Matter.\n\nb. On or about July 1, 2020, Bove copied me into an email to the Office's Criminal Division Chief, which was a response to an email regarding a press inquiry into a potential SDNY investigation relating to Miles Guo, among others. (I understand that this email was attached to the Government's Motion as Exhibit B.) Bove's email reflected information that I had provided to the TIN Co-Chiefs regarding the status of the TIN Matter—specifically, that I was \"working with FBI on a [TIN] investigation of Guo\"; that \"the FBI executed premises warrants targeting Guo in the fall;\" and that the FBI and I were \"still reviewing the warrant take ([the FBI] seized a lot of media) and following up on leads.\" (Gov't Ex. B.)\n\n![](_page_4_Figure_3.jpeg)\n\nB, Bove appears to have conveyed that information to the Chief of the Criminal Division.\n\nc. On or about July 9, 2020, Crowley forwarded me an email, copying Bove, that included a link to a Wall Street Journal article regarding Guo. (I understand that this email was attached to the Government's Motion as Exhibit C.) In turn, I forwarded the email chain to\n\nAUSA Hanft and the particular CFU AUSA who was then working on the CFU Matter.\n\nd. On or about August 20, 2020, Crowley emailed me, copying Bove, and\n\nstated, \"Assume you're tracking\n\nIn response, I confirmed to Crowley and Bove that I was \"[t]racking\n\ndid not notify \"CFU either,\" which is a reference to the AUSAs handling the CFU investigation into Guo. I believe that this email reflects that Bove, Crowley, and I were aware of\n\nthe CFU Matter.\n\ne. On or about January 20, 2022, I was copied into an email from the Office's Associate United States Attorney, John McEnany, requesting information regarding Bove's supervision of the TIN Matter, in connection with Bove's potential representation of Mei Guo, who is Guo's daughter, in a matter involving Guo's yacht, the Lady May. (I understand that McEnany's email was attached to the Government's Motion as Exhibit D.) Several days later, McEnany advised me and AUSA Hanft, in sum and substance, that McEnany had spoken with Bove and indicated that Bove should not represent Mei Guo, given that Bove had supervised the TIN Matter.\n\n16. Other than what is set forth herein, I do not at this time have a specific recollection\n\nof other oral conversations with Bove about the TIN Matter.\n\n17. I declare under penalty of perjury that the information contained in this declaration\n\nis true and correct.\n\nDated: New York, New York August 18, 2023\n\nRespectfully submitted,\n\n## Kimberly J. Ravener\n\nKimberly Ravener Assistant United States Attorney Southern District of New York","body_zh":"UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK（美国纽约南区联邦地区法院）\n\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA（美利坚合众国）,\n\n-against-（诉）\n\nYANPING WANG, a/k/a \"Yvette,\"（王雁平，又名“Yvette”），\n\nDefendant（被告）.\n\nS1 23 Cr. 118 (AT) DECLARATION（声明书）\n\n我，Kimberly Ravener（金伯利·拉夫纳），依据 28 U.S.C. § 1746 作出如下声明：\n\n1. 我是 Office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York（美国纽约南区联邦检察官办公室，以下简称“本办公室”）的助理联邦检察官（Assistant United States Attorney，简称 AUSA）。\n\n2. 自大约 2019 年 1 月起，我被指派到本办公室的国家安全与国际禁毒组（National Security and International Narcotics Unit），该组前身为恐怖主义与国际禁毒（Terrorism and International Narcotics，简称“TIN”）组。\n\n3. 在 TIN 组期间，我与 AUSA Elizabeth Hanft（伊丽莎白·汉夫特）一同被指派负责一项针对 Ho Wan Kwok, a/k/a \"Miles Guo\"（郭文贵，以下简称“郭”）的调查，该调查大约始于 2019 年 9 月（以下简称“TIN 案件”）。\n\n4. 2019 年 9 月 19 日，Emil Bove（埃米尔·博夫，以下简称“Bove”）与 Shawn Crowley（肖恩·克劳利，以下简称“Crowley”）被任命为 TIN 组的联席主管（Co-Chiefs），在此身份下，他们是我的直接主管。作为 TIN 组联席主管，Bove 和 Crowley 负责监督 TIN 组内的所有事务，包括 TIN 案件。\n\n5. 大约从 2019 年 9 月下旬开始，AUSA Hanft 与我配合 FBI（联邦调查局）起草场所搜查令，授权搜查郭位于雪莉荷兰酒店（Sherry-Netherland Hotel）的曼哈顿顶层公寓以及郭位于东 64 街的办公室，以搜集与 TIN 案件相关的证据。FBI 于 2019 年 10 月 3 日及 2019 年 10 月 4 日前后执行了上述搜查令（以下简称“搜查令”）。我记得 Crowley 和另一位主管在搜查令提交给法院之前对其进行了审查。\n\n（脚注 1：AUSA Hanft 于 2020 年 1 月调至其他部门。）\n\n6. 在搜查令执行后，TIN 案件依然保持活跃，我继续与 FBI 合作，跟进 FBI 对搜查期间查获证据的审查与分析工作。鉴于被扣押材料的数量庞大以及材料的性质，这是一项重大的工作。\n\n7. 我一贯的做法是定期向我的主管汇报我负责的所有案件。通常情况下，我会频繁向 Bove 和 Crowley 汇报我的案件进展，包括 TIN 案件。我就 TIN 案件向 Bove 和 Crowley 汇报的内容也会包括机密信息或引发国家安全关切的其他信息。这些汇报主要是口头的，形式包括当面或通过电话。根据我的经验，实质性的通话或当面讨论通常会有两位 TIN 组主管共同参与。TIN 案件也不例外。我记得 Bove 是一位事必躬亲的主管，这意味着他对所监督的所有案件（包括 TIN 案件）都深度参与并密切关注。\n\n8. 我与 Bove 和 Crowley 关于 TIN 案件的对话包括（除其他事项外）讨论搜查令查获物品审查的进展情况（其中涉及大量电子设备、普通话文件，以及……\n\n9. 我与 Bove 和 Crowley 讨论的问题之一是 FBI 对搜查令查获物品的分析……\n\n10. ……\n\n11. 我还确信我曾向 Bove 和 Crowley 汇报过有关郭的行为特点的各种细节及其对 TIN 案件的潜在影响。具体而言，我记得……我相信我向 Bove 和 Crowley 转达了这一信息。\n\n12. 大约在 2020 年，我得知 Complex Frauds & Cybercrime Unit（复杂欺诈与网络犯罪组，简称“CFU”）已对郭启动了一项欺诈调查（以下简称“CFU 案件”）。我记得鉴于该案件与 TIN 案件存在事实上重叠的潜在可能，我曾提请 Bove 和 Crowley 注意 CFU 案件的存在。\n\n14. 在 Crowley 提出其潜在的利益冲突直至其于 2020 年 12 月从本办公室离职期间，Bove 是唯一可以就 TIN 案件各方面进行请示的主管。Bove 继续监督 TIN 案件，直至其于 2021 年 12 月离开本办公室。\n\n15. 大约在 2023 年 7 月 25 日，我与负责 CFU 案件的 AUSAs 就 Bove 对 TIN 案件的监督情况进行了沟通。这些 AUSAs 要求我在电子邮件中检索我与 Bove 关于 TIN 案件的往来沟通，我在能力所及范围内进行了检索。基于该项审查以及 CFU AUSAs 向我提供的电子邮件，我查阅了数封电子邮件，包括以下内容：\n\na. 2019 年 10 月 21 日前后，我向 AUSA Hanft 发送了一封电子邮件，内容涉及我与 TIN 案件的 FBI 办案特工之间的谈话。（我理解该邮件已被标记为证物 G。）该邮件体现了我向 TIN 组主管汇报案件进展的一贯做法。该邮件反映出我向 Bove 汇报了 TIN 案件的情况，随后 Bove 就 TIN 案件向我提供了指导意见。\n\nb. 2020 年 7 月 1 日前后，Bove 在回复一封关于媒体询问纽约南区（SDNY）针对郭文贵等人的潜在调查的电子邮件时，将我抄送给了本办公室刑事部主管（Criminal Division Chief）。Bove 的电子邮件反映了我向 TIN 组联席主管提供的关于 TIN 案件进展的信息——具体而言，我正在“与 FBI 合作开展针对郭的 [TIN] 调查”；“FBI 在秋季执行了针对郭的场所搜查令”；以及 FBI 和我“仍在审查搜查令扣押物品（[FBI] 扣押了大量介质）并跟进线索”。（政府方证物 B。）根据证物 B，Bove 似乎已将该信息转达给刑事部主管。\n\nc. 2020 年 7 月 9 日前后，Crowley 转发给我一封电子邮件并抄送 Bove，其中包含一篇《华尔街日报》（Wall Street Journal）关于郭的报道的链接。（我理解该邮件作为证物 C 附于政府方的动议之后。）随后，我将该邮件链转发给了 AUSA Hanft 以及当时正在负责 CFU 案件的具体 CFU AUSA。\n\nd. 2020 年 8 月 20 日前后，Crowley 给我发送电子邮件并抄送 Bove，表示“想必你在跟进……”。作为回应，我向 Crowley 和 Bove 确认我正在“跟进……”，并且“也没有通知 CFU”，此处指负责针对郭的 CFU 调查的 AUSAs。我相信这封电子邮件反映出 Bove、Crowley 和我都知晓 CFU 案件。\n\ne. 2022 年 1 月 20 日前后，我被抄送至本办公室助理联邦检察官（Associate United States Attorney）John McEnany（约翰·麦肯纳尼）的一封电子邮件中，该邮件要求提供有关 Bove 对 TIN 案件监督情况的信息，原因与 Bove 可能在涉及郭的游艇“Lady May”（梅号）的一起事项中代表郭的女儿 Mei Guo（郭美）有关。（我理解 McEnany 的电子邮件作为证物 D 附于政府方的动议之后。）几天后，McEnany 告知我和 AUSA Hanft，其要点和实质内容为：McEnany 已与 Bove 进行过沟通，并明确表示鉴于 Bove 曾监督 TIN 案件，Bove 不应代表郭美。\n\n16. 除本文所述之外，我目前对与 Bove 就 TIN 案件进行的其他口头谈话没有具体记忆。\n\n17. 我在虚伪陈述受伪证罪处罚的前提下声明，本声明书所载信息均属真实、准确。\n\n日期：纽约州纽约市 2023 年 8 月 18 日\n\n谨此呈递，\n\nKimberly J. Ravener\n\nKimberly Ravener\n纽约南区助理联邦检察官","key_entities":["Guo","Miles Guo","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Yanping Wang","Classified Information"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":1264,"status":"published","published_at":"2023-08-18 00:00:00","created_at":"2023-08-18","updated_at":"2026-08-23 07:26:24"}