{"id":"court_sdny_655_0","court":"SDNY","case_no":"23-cr-00118","doc_number":655,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"| UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN             | PETITION UNDER FED. R. CRIM. P. 32.2 AND 21 |","summary_zh":"第三方权益申索状——美国诉 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵 / Guo Wengui / Miles Guo）案，SDNY 1:23-cr-00118 ECF #655。申索人谢应琳（Ying Lin Xie，自加拿大多伦多具结提交）依 21 U.S.C. § 853(n) 提出异议，称其分多次向 G|CLUBS 会员计划付款，自述系出于支持郭文贵领导的\"爆料革命\"而投入，主张自己是被骗投资的被害人及善意第三方，要求将相应权益从罚没令涉及账户中排除并申请听证。","summary_en":"Third-party petition — United States v. Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo / Guo Wengui), SDNY 1:23-cr-00118, ECF #655. Petitioner Ying Lin Xie, filing from Toronto, Ontario, invokes 21 U.S.C. § 853(n), stating she made multiple payments into the G|CLUBS membership program and explaining she invested to support the whistleblower movement led by Miles Guo, and asserts victim and bona fide-purchaser status seeking exclusion of that interest from the forfeiture order and a hearing.","body_en":"| UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN             | PETITION UNDER FED. R. CRIM. P. 32.2 AND 21 |\n|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|\n| DISTRICT OF NEW YORK                              | U.S.C. § 853(n) FOR ADJUDICATION OF         |\n|                                                   | PETITIONER'S RIGHT TO SPECIFIC PROPERTY OF  |\n| ---------------------------------X                | [\\$150,060.00]                              |\n| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA                          |                                             |\n|                                                   |                                             |\n| - V. -                                            |                                             |\n|                                                   |                                             |\n| HO WAN KWOK, a/k/a \"Miles Guo,\" a/k/a \"Miles      | S1 23 CR 118 (AT)                           |\n| Kwok,\" a/k/a \"Guo Wengui,\" a/k/a \"Brother         |                                             |\n| Seven,\" a/k/a \"The Principal,\" KIN MING JE, a/k/a |                                             |\n| \"William Je,\" and YANPING WANG, a/k/a \"Yvette,\"   |                                             |\n|                                                   |                                             |\n| Defendants.                                       |                                             |\n| ---------------------------------X                |                                             |\n\nI, Ying Lin Xie (the \"Petitioner\"), pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n) and Rule 32.2(c) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, herby respectfully petitions the Court for a determination of the Petitioner's interest in specific property subject to the Court's Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture as to Specific Property/Money Judgment, signed by Your Honor on January 6, 2025 and entered on January 7, 2025, (the \"Forfeiture Order\") which includes various bank accounts (\"Forfeited Accounts\"), Dkt. 488, to exclude all property in which the Petitioner has right, title, and interest, namely, \\$150,060.00 (the \"Property\"). In support hereof, the Petitioner states as follows:\n\n1. Between 2020 to 2021, I, the Petitioner wired \\$150,060.00 in total to participate in the projects.\n\n2. I, the Petitioner transferred U.S. currency to the Forfeited Accounts as below :\n\n3. On October 15, 2020 – Sent \\$60,020.00 via Order Number GC2010171535171 to G|CLUBS for Initial Membership Payment (G|CLUBS membership). Funds transferred into Account Number MBI10103-000 at Mercantile Bank International, held in the name of \"G Club International Ltd.\" and seized by the Government on or about October 16, 2022 (23-FBI-000287).\n\n4. On March 18, 2021 – Sent \\$50,020.00 via Order Number EA2103172018091 to G|CLUBS for Initial Membership Payment. Funds transferred into Account Number MBI10103-000 and seized on October 16, 2022 (23-FBI-000287).\n\n5. On September 29, 2021 – Sent \\$40,020.00 via Order Number RL2109291944291 to G|CLUBS for Initial Membership Payment. Funds transferred into Account Number MBI10103 000 and seized on October 16, 2022 (23-FBI-000287).\n\n| Transaction Type | Wire number     | Total Amount | Payment Method | Recipient | Asset ID          |\n|------------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------|-----------|-------------------|\n| Membership       | GC2010171535171 | \\$60,020     | wiring         | G-club    | 23-FBI-<br>000287 |\n|                  | EA2103172018091 | \\$50,020     |                |           |                   |\n|                  | RL2109291944291 | \\$40,020     |                |           |                   |\n\n6. I the petitioner never received any funds or investment back from the investments before they were seized by the government, having now suffered a total of unrecovered funds of my \\$150,060.00 investment.\n\n7. I, the petitioner, was not consulted prior to the entry of the Forfeiture Order. Petitioner had no knowledge that Defendant Wang consented to forfeit the Property. I invested in G|CLUBS to support the Whistleblower Movement which is led by Miles Guo. I believe that Mr. Guo is an honest person. He is simply doing the right thing to take down the CCP.\n\n8. As an owner of the above listed assets, I, the petitioner, has an interest in the Property which Defendant Wang had no authority to agree to forfeit. Rather, Petitioner has a superior interest in the Property which cannot be the subject of the Forfeiture Order relating to Defendant Wang.\n\n9. I was not involved in, nor did I have any knowledge of the Defendants' activities. Accordingly, I am also an innocent third party pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n). Any third party \"asserting a legal interest in property which has been ordered forfeited to the United States pursuant to this section may... petition the court for a hearing to adjudicate the validity of his alleged interest in the property.\" 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(2). The petition, which is sworn and signed by the me, \"shall set forth the nature and extent of the petitioner's right, title, or interest in the property, the time and circumstances of the petitioner's acquisition of the right, title, or interest in the property, and additional facts supporting the petitioner's claim, and the relief sought.\" Id. § 853(n)(3).\n\n10. Here, I, the petitioner is the lawful owner of the Property.\n\n11. Alternatively, Petitioner is a bona fide purchaser for value of my interest in the Property under 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(6)(B).\n\n12. Petitioner was made aware of the Order of Forfeiture by viewing it at www.forfeiture.gov (which was published from February 6, 2025 through March 7, 2025) noting that: \"pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 835(n), persons other than the defendant who wish to assert a legal interest in property that has been ordered forfeited to the United States must file a petition for a hearing to adjudicate the validity of their alleged interest in the property with the Court within thirty (30) days of the final publication of notice, or receipt of actual notice, whichever is earlier.\"\n\n13. Petitioner has filed this petition within 60 days of the initial publication of notice.\n\nWHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests and petitions this Court: a. to amend the Forfeiture Order to exclude the Property in which Petitioner has a rightful interest as an innocent third party, superior interest, and/or a bona fide purchaser for value. b. A hearing pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n) on any disputed matters. c. Compensation for the value of Petitioner's interest if the Petition is denied; d. Any other relief the Court deems just and proper.\n\nDated: April 06, 2025\n\nRespectfully Submitted,\n\nYing Lin Xie\n\nMuttie Zie\\n------------\n\nSignature\n\nVERIFICATION\n\nI attest and declare under penalty of perjury that my petition is not frivolous, and the information provided in support of my petition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Executed on April 06, 2025, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.\n\nYing Lin Xie\n\n---\n\nSignature","body_zh":"UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK（美国纽约南区联邦地区法院）\n根据《联邦刑事诉讼规则》第 32.2 条及 21 U.S.C. § 853(n) 提起的判定申请人对特定财产（$150,060.00）享有权利之申索书\n美利坚合众国\n- 诉 -\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵，又名“Miles Guo”、“Miles Kwok”、“Guo Wengui”、“七哥”、“校长”）、KIN MING JE（余建明，又名“William Je”）及 YANPING WANG（王雁平，又名“Yvette”），\n被告。\nS1 23 CR 118 (AT)\n\n本人 Ying Lin Xie（“申请人”），依据 21 U.S.C. § 853(n) 及《联邦刑事诉讼规则》第 32.2(c) 条之规定，特此谨向法院提出申索，请求就申请人在法院于 2025年1月6日 由法官阁下签署并于 2025年1月7日 录入的《关于特定财产/金钱判决的没收初步同意令》（Dkt. 488，“没收令”，其中包括若干银行账户即“被没收账户”）所涉特定财产中的权益作出裁定，以排除申请人享有权利、所有权和权益的全部财产，即 $150,060.00（“该财产”）。为支持本申索，申请人陈述如下：\n\n1. 在 2020 年至 2021 年期间，本人即申请人共电汇了 $150,060.00 以参与相关项目。\n\n2. 本人即申请人向被没收账户转入了美元资金，具体如下：\n\n3. 2020年10月15日——通过订单号 GC2010171535171 向 G|CLUBS 支付了 $60,020.00 用于首次会员付款（G|CLUBS 会员）。资金转入位于 Mercantile Bank International（万通国际银行）以“G Club International Ltd.”名义持有的账号 MBI10103-000 中，并于 2022年10月16日 左右被政府扣押（23-FBI-000287）。\n\n4. 2021年3月18日——通过订单号 EA2103172018091 向 G|CLUBS 支付了 $50,020.00 用于首次会员付款。资金转入账号 MBI10103-000，并于 2022年10月16日 被扣押（23-FBI-000287）。\n\n5. 2021年9月29日——通过订单号 RL2109291944291 向 G|CLUBS 支付了 $40,020.00 用于首次会员付款。资金转入账号 MBI10103 000，并于 2022年10月16日 被扣押（23-FBI-000287）。\n\n交易类型：会员 | 电汇编号：GC2010171535171 | 总金额：$60,020 | 付款方式：电汇 | 收款人：G-club | 资产编号：23-FBI-000287\n电汇编号：EA2103172018091 | 总金额：$50,020\n电汇编号：RL2109291944291 | 总金额：$40,020\n\n6. 本人即申请人在该等投资被政府扣押之前，从未自投资中收到任何款项或收回投资，如今我 $150,060.00 的投资款已全部无法收回。\n\n7. 在没收令录入之前，未曾征求过本人即申请人的意见。申请人不知道被告 Wang（王雁平）同意没收该财产。我投资 G|CLUBS 是为了支持由 Miles Guo（郭文贵）领导的 Whistleblower Movement（爆料革命）。我相信 Guo 先生是一个诚实的人。他只是在做消灭 CCP（中国共产党）的正确事情。\n\n8. 作为上述资产的所有人，本人即申请人对该财产享有权益，而被告 Wang 无权同意没收该财产。相反，申请人对该财产享有优先权益，该财产不得成为与被告 Wang 相关的没收令的标的。\n\n9. 我未曾参与、亦不知悉被告等人的活动。因此，根据 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)，我亦属于善意无辜第三方。任何“主张对依据本条被裁定没收给合众国的财产享有合法权益的第三方……均可向法院申请举行听证会，以裁定其对该财产所主张权益的有效性。” 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(2)。由本人宣誓并签署的申索书“应阐明申请人对该财产的权利、所有权或权益的性质和范围，申请人取得该财产权利、所有权或权益的时间和情况，支持申请人主张的其他事实，以及所请求的救济。”同前，§ 853(n)(3)。\n\n10. 在本案中，本人即申请人是该财产的合法所有人。\n\n11. 或者，根据 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(6)(B)，申请人属于支付了对价的我方财产权益之善意购买人。\n\n12. 申请人通过在 www.forfeiture.gov 上查阅获悉了该没收令（该公告于 2025年2月6日 至 2025年3月7日 期间发布），其中载明：“根据《美国法典》第 21 篇第 835(n) 条，除被告以外希望对已被裁定没收给合众国的财产主张合法权益的人员，必须在最终发布公告之日起三十（30）日内，或收到实际通知之日起三十（30）日内（以较早者为准），向法院提交听证申请，以裁定其对该财产所主张权益的有效性。”\n\n13. 申请人在首次发布公告之日起 60 日内提交了本申索书。\n\n为此，申请人谨请求并向本法院申索：a. 修正没收令，以排除申请人作为善意无辜第三方、优先权益人和/或支付对价的善意购买人享有合法权益的该财产。b. 依据 21 U.S.C. § 853(n) 就任何争议事项举行听证会。c. 若本申索被驳回，则对申请人的权益价值予以补偿；d. 法院认为公正且适当的任何其他救济。\n\n日期：2025年4月6日\n\n谨呈，\n\nYing Lin Xie\n\nMuttie Zie\n\n签名\n\n核实陈述\n\n本人作证并声明，在愿受伪证罪处罚的前提下，我的申索并非无理取闹，据本人所知及所信，为支持本申索而提供的信息均真实、准确。于 2025年4月6日 签署于加拿大安大略省多伦多。\n\nYing Lin Xie\n\n---\n\n签名","key_entities":["853(n)","forfeiture","Je","Guo","Kwok","Miles Guo","CIPA","Ho Wan Kwok","Yanping Wang","Kin Ming Je","William Je","CCP","Rule 32.2"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":488,"court":"SDNY"}],"word_count":980,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 07:24:49"}