{"id":"court_sdny_688_0","court":"SDNY","case_no":"23-cr-00118","doc_number":688,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"PETITION","filed_date":"2025-02-06","title":"UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA","summary_zh":"第三方利益申诉状（21 U.S.C. § 853(n) 程序，更新版）—— 美国诉 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵 / Guo Wengui / Miles Guo）案，SDNY 1:23-cr-00118 ECF #688（2025-02-06 立案）。居住于新西兰奥克兰的申诉人 Yaping Ding 就没收令所涉银行账户中的资金主张善意投资人权益，逐笔列出其为新西兰农场贷款项目、G-Clubs 会员及喜马拉雅交易所 HDO 充值所作的转账，要求法院依 § 853(n)(4) 举行听证并进一步调查，并申请对其个人身份信息在公开卷宗中予以保密处理。","summary_en":"Third-party ancillary petition under 21 U.S.C. § 853(n) (updated version) — United States v. Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo / Guo Wengui), SDNY 1:23-cr-00118, ECF No. 688 (filed 2025-02-06). Petitioner Yaping Ding, residing in Auckland, New Zealand, asserts a good-faith investor interest in funds held in bank accounts subject to the forfeiture order, itemizing transfers made for the New Zealand Farm Loan Project, G-Clubs membership, and Himalaya Exchange HDO top-ups, and requests a § 853(n)(4) hearing, further investigation, and redaction of her personal identifying information from the public record.","body_en":"# UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA\n\n-against-\n\nMILES GUO, KIN MING JE, and YVETTE WANG,\n\nDefendants.\n\n23 Cr. 118 (AT)\n\n#### **PETITION PURSUANT TO 21 U.S.C. § 853(n) TO ASSERT THIRD-PARTY INTEREST IN FORFEITED PROPERTY AND REQUEST INVESTIGATION (updated)**\n\nI, Yaping Ding, residing at Auckland, New Zealand, submit this petition under penalty of perjury pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n) to assert my potential legal interest in property subject to forfeiture in the above-captioned case and to request further investigation by the Court or the United States Attorney's Office to determine the extent of my interest.\n\n# **1. Description of Property**\n\nThe property at issue may include funds totalling approximately US\\$410,412 in one or more bank accounts identified in the Notice of Forfeiture dated February 6, 2025. Due to the complexity of the financial transactions involved, I am unable to determine the exact location or status of my investments.\n\n# **2. Nature and Extent of Interest**\n\nI am a bona fide investor who transferred the following funds in good faith for the New Zealand Farm Loan Project, G-Clubs membership, and Himalaya Exchange HDO top-ups:\n\n- NZ\\$27,508.63 (approx. US\\$18,000) on August 6, 2020, to ASB Bank account 26897405-USD-22, account name \"J L,\" managed by Xuebing Wang1 , Vognz2020 Limited, for the New Zealand Farm Loan Project.\n- US\\$18,000 on August 6, 2020, to ASB Bank account 26897405-UAD-22, account name \"J L,\" managed by Xuebing Wang, Vognz2020, for the New Zealand Farm Loan Project.\n- RMB760,000 (approx. US\\$107,500) on December 2, 2020, in two transfers (RMB600,000 and RMB160,000), to multiple bank accounts in China managed by Xuebing Wang, Vognz2020 Limited, for the New Zealand Farm Loan Project.\n- RMB300,000 (approx. US\\$42,440) on December 4, 2020, to multiple banks' accounts managed by Xuebing Wang, Vognz2020 Limited, for the New Zealand Farm Loan Project.\n- US\\$100,000 on October 19, 2020, in two transfers of US\\$50,000 each, to Signature Bank account 1504005603, managed by G Club Operations LLC, for G-Clubs membership (account IDs: 1000640000000031 and 1000640000000152).\n\n<sup>1</sup> XueBing Wang, a former director of Himalaya New Zealand Eden Farm, so-called a victim of the Defendant, made his statement on s page 74, Case 1:23-cr-00118 Document 477-1.\n\n- US\\$40,000 on March 13, 2021, to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas account 00455662, managed by Associated Foreign Exchange, for the New Zealand Farm Loan Project and G-Clubs membership (account ID: 6421000000100525).\n- US\\$70,472 from January 10 to March 30, 2022, in six transfers to Metropolitan Commercial Bank account 7801000254, managed by Himalaya International Clearing Ltd, for Himalaya Exchange HID XD85I24 HDO top-ups:\n\t- US\\$20,000 on January 10, 2022;\n\t- US\\$1,992 on January 20, 2022;\n\t- US\\$15,000 on January 30, 2022\n\t- US\\$13,000 on February 2, 2022;\n\t- US\\$15,000 on February 4, 2022;\n\t- US\\$13,500 on February 5, 2022;\n\t- US\\$5,980 on March 30, 2022.\n- US\\$4,900 on January 19, 2022, in two transfers of US\\$2,450 each, to G-Clubs accounts 1000640000000031 (Order No. YA2201152250441) and 1000640000000152 (Order No. GU2201152254001), via Himalaya Exchange XD85I24 HDO, for annual fees.\n- US\\$2,000 on July 4, 2022, to G-Clubs account 6421000000100525 (Order No. CU2207031045501), via Himalaya Exchange XD85I24 HDO, for an annual fee\n- US\\$7,000 on July 25, 2023, in three transfers to G-Clubs accounts via Himalaya Exchange XD85I24 HDO, for annual fees ( unconfirmed):\n\t- US\\$2,500 to account 1000640000000031 (Order No. GN2305161116091);\n\t- US\\$2,500 to account 1000640000000152 (Order No. BM2305161113011);\n\t- US\\$2,000 to account 6421000000100525 (Order No. VY2305161118201).\n\nDue to third-party management of these investments (e.g., Vognz2020 Limited, G Club Operations LLC, Associated Foreign Exchange, Himalaya International Clearing Ltd), I lack specific knowledge of whether these funds are held in the accounts subject to forfeiture.\n\n# **3. Basis for Request**\n\nI transferred the aforementioned funds in good faith as an investor or buyer, not as a victim of the defendants, without knowledge of any criminal activity. I never requested a refund or withdrew my investment. This is evidenced by wire transfer records and investment agreements, available upon request.\n\nThe complexity of the financial transactions in this case prevents me from confirming whether my investments are included in the forfeited property without further investigation by the Court or the Government.\n\n# 4. Request for Relief\n\nI respectfully request:\n\n- · A hearing pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(4) to adjudicate my potential interest in the forfeited property.\n- · An investigation by the Court or the United States Attorney's Office to trace my investments and determine if they are part of the forfeited assets. If so, I request amendment of the Notice of Forfeiture to exclude my interest.\n- · For privacy and security reasons, redaction of my personal informationincluding my full address, email, and signature-from any publicly available version of this petition uploaded by the Court.\n\n# Supporting Evidence\n\nI will provide wire transfer receipts, investment agreements, and correspondence with the involved entities upon request, demonstrating my good-faith investments.\n\n# Declaration\n\nI declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.\n\nExecuted on April 7, 2025 (NZ Time), at Auckland, New Zealand.\n\n![](_page_2_Picture_13.jpeg)\n\n#### **Filing and Service**\n\nThis ancillary petition is filed with the Clerk of the Court, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 500 Pearl Street, Room 120, New York, NY 10007, on April 7 and an earlier version on April 6, 2025 (US East Time). via NZ Post. A copy has been served on Assistant United States Attorney Ryan Finkel, Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278, on April 7 and an earlier version on April 6, 2025 (US East Time), via NZ Post.","body_zh":"UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK（美国纽约南区联邦地区法院）\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA（美利坚合众国）\n\n诉\n\nMILES GUO（郭文贵）、KIN MING JE（余建明）及 YVETTE WANG（王雁平），\n\n被告。\n\n23 Cr. 118 (AT)\n\n根据 21 U.S.C. § 853(n) 主张对被没收财产享有第三方权益并请求调查的请愿书（更新版）\n\n我，Yaping Ding（丁亚平），居住于新西兰奥克兰，根据 21 U.S.C. § 853(n) 在接受伪证罪处罚的前提下提交本请愿书，旨在就上述标题案件中应予没收的财产主张我潜在的合法权益，并请求法院或 United States Attorney's Office（美国联邦检察官办公室）展开进一步调查，以确定我的权益范围。\n\n1. 财产描述\n\n争议财产可能包括2025年2月6日《没收通知》中所列的一个或多个银行账户中总计约 410,412 美元的资金。由于所涉金融交易的复杂性，我无法确定我的投资款项的具体存放地点或状态。\n\n2. 权益的性质与范围\n\n我是一名善意投资者，出于善意为 New Zealand Farm Loan Project（新西兰农场借款项目）、G-Clubs（G俱乐部）会员资格以及 Himalaya Exchange（喜马拉雅交易所）HDO 充值转账了以下资金：\n\n- 2020年8月6日向 ASB Bank（ASB银行）账户 26897405-USD-22 转账 27,508.63 新西兰元（约 18,000 美元），账户名称为“J L”，由 Vognz2020 Limited 的 Xuebing Wang（王雪冰）1 管理，用于新西兰农场借款项目。\n- 2020年8月6日向 ASB银行账户 26897405-UAD-22 转账 18,000 美元，账户名称为“J L”，由 Vognz2020 的王雪冰管理，用于新西兰农场借款项目。\n- 2020年12月2日分两笔（600,000 元人民币和 160,000 元人民币）向中国境内由 Vognz2020 Limited 的王雪冰管理的多个银行账户转账共计 760,000 元人民币（约 107,500 美元），用于新西兰农场借款项目。\n- 2020年12月4日向由 Vognz2020 Limited 的王雪冰管理的多个银行账户转账 300,000 元人民币（约 42,440 美元），用于新西兰农场借款项目。\n- 2020年10月19日分两笔（每笔 50,000 美元）向由 G Club Operations LLC 管理的 Signature Bank（签名银行）账户 1504005603 转账共计 100,000 美元，用于 G俱乐部会员资格（账户 ID：1000640000000031 和 1000640000000152）。\n\n1 王雪冰，Himalaya New Zealand Eden Farm（喜马拉雅新西兰伊甸园农场）前董事，所谓被告的受害者，在案件 1:23-cr-00118 文档 477-1 第 74 页作出了陈述。\n\n- 2021年3月13日向由 Associated Foreign Exchange 管理的 Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas（美洲德意志银行信托公司）账户 00455662 转账 40,000 美元，用于新西兰农场借款项目和 G俱乐部会员资格（账户 ID：6421000000100525）。\n- 2022年1月10日至3月30日期间，分六笔向由 Himalaya International Clearing Ltd（喜马拉雅国际清算有限公司）管理的 Metropolitan Commercial Bank（大都会商业银行）账户 7801000254 转账共计 70,472 美元，用于喜马拉雅交易所 HID XD85I24 的 HDO 充值：\n\t- 2022年1月10日 20,000 美元；\n\t- 2022年1月20日 1,992 美元；\n\t- 2022年1月30日 15,000 美元；\n\t- 2022年2月2日 13,000 美元；\n\t- 2022年2月4日 15,000 美元；\n\t- 2022年2月5日 13,500 美元；\n\t- 2022年3月30日 5,980 美元。\n- 2022年1月19日，通过喜马拉雅交易所 XD85I24 HDO 分两笔（每笔 2,450 美元）向 G俱乐部账户 1000640000000031（订单号 YA2201152250441）和 1000640000000152（订单号 GU2201152254001）转账共计 4,900 美元，用于缴纳年费。\n- 2022年7月4日，通过喜马拉雅交易所 XD85I24 HDO 向 G俱乐部账户 6421000000100525（订单号 CU2207031045501）转账 2,000 美元，用于缴纳年费。\n- 2023年7月25日，通过喜马拉雅交易所 XD85I24 HDO 分三笔向 G俱乐部账户转账共计 7,000 美元，用于缴纳年费（未确认）：\n\t- 2,500 美元至账户 1000640000000031（订单号 GN2305161116091）；\n\t- 2,500 美元至账户 1000640000000152（订单号 BM2305161113011）；\n\t- 2,000 美元至账户 6421000000100525（订单号 VY2305161118201）。\n\n由于这些投资是由第三方管理的（例如 Vognz2020 Limited、G Club Operations LLC、Associated Foreign Exchange、Himalaya International Clearing Ltd），我对这些资金是否存放在应予没收的账户中缺乏具体了解。\n\n3. 请求的事实与法律依据\n\n我作为投资者或购买者出于善意转账了上述款项，并非被告的受害者，且对任何犯罪活动均不知情。我从未要求退款或撤回我的投资。电汇记录和投资协议可以证明这一点，并可在需要时提供。\n\n在本案中，金融交易的复杂性使我在没有法院或政府进一步调查的情况下，无法确认我的投资是否包含在被没收的财产中。\n\n4. 救济请求\n\n我谨请求：\n\n- · 根据 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(4) 举行听证会，以裁决我对被没收财产的潜在权益。\n- · 由法院或美国联邦检察官办公室展开调查，以追踪我的投资并确定其是否属于被没收资产的一部分。如果是，我请求对《没收通知》作出修改，以排除我的权益。\n- · 出于隐私和安全原因，从法院上传的本请愿书的任何公开版本中，隐去我的个人信息——包括我的完整地址、电子邮件和签名。\n\n支持性证据\n\n我将在收到要求时提供电汇收据、投资协议以及与相关实体的往来信函，以证明我的善意投资。\n\n声明\n\n我依据美利坚合众国法律在接受伪证罪处罚的前提下声明，就我所知，上述内容均属真实且正确。\n\n于2025年4月7日（新西兰时间）签署于新西兰奥克兰。\n\n[签名图片]\n\n归档与送达\n\n本附随请愿书已于2025年4月7日（较早版本于2025年4月6日，美国东部时间）通过 NZ Post（新西兰邮政）向位于 500 Pearl Street, Room 120, New York, NY 10007 的美国纽约南区联邦地区法院 Clerk of the Court（法庭书记官）提交归档。副本已于2025年4月7日（较早版本于2025年4月6日，美国东部时间）通过新西兰邮政送达至位于 Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278 的 Assistant United States Attorney（联邦助理检察官）Ryan Finkel。","key_entities":["Je","Himalaya","Farm Loan","Himalaya Exchange","forfeiture","853(n)","Guo","Miles Guo","Kin Ming Je","Finkel"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":477,"court":"SDNY"}],"word_count":945,"status":"published","published_at":"2025-02-06 00:00:00","created_at":"2025-02-06","updated_at":"2026-08-23 07:24:00"}