{"id":"court_sdny_691_0","court":"SDNY","case_no":"23-cr-00118","doc_number":691,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":"2025-04-15","title":" U.S. Departme** *United States A","summary_zh":"政府暂停诉讼请求及法院裁定 —— 美国诉 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵 / Guo Wengui / Miles Guo）案，SDNY 1:23-cr-00118 ECF #691（2025 年 4 月 15 日立案）。美国检察官办公室请求法院暂停解决已提交的第三方请愿，等待对被告 Miles Guo 的初步没收令颁布。政府理由为：Guo 已被陪审团裁定有罪并等待量刑，一旦 Guo 没收令颁布，所有争议资产的请愿可在单一附属诉讼中一并解决，增进司法效率。法院批准了此请求。","summary_en":"Government Motion to Stay and Court Order —— United States v. Ho Wan Kwok (a/k/a Miles Guo, Guo Wengui), SDNY Case 1:23-cr-00118, ECF #691 (filed April 15, 2025). The U.S. Attorney's Office requests that the court stay resolution of third-party petitions pending entry of a preliminary forfeiture order against defendant Miles Guo. The government argues that Guo has been found guilty by jury and is awaiting sentencing; once a forfeiture order issues against Guo, all petitions regarding disputed assets can be adjudicated in a single ancillary proceeding, promoting judicial efficiency. The court grants the stay.","body_en":"\n\n**U.S. Departme** *United States A*\n\n*Southern Distri*\n\n4/15/2025\n\n*Jacob K. Javits Federa 26 Federal Plaza New York, NY 10278*\n\nApril 7, 2025\n\n**BY ECF**\n\nThe Honorable Analisa Torres United States District Judge Southern District of New York 500 Pearl St. New York, NY 10007-1312 New York, New York 10007\n\n## **Re:** *United States v. Guo, et al.***, S3 23 Cr. 118 (AT)** *United States v. Wang***, S4 23 Cr. 118 (AT)**\n\nDear Judge Torres:\n\nThe Government writes in connection with various third-party petitions filed with respect to the Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture as to Specific Property/Money Judgment entered by this Court on May 3, 2024 against Yvette Wang (Dkt. 329 (\"Wang Forfeiture Order\") as part of her sentence. As explained below, the Government requests that the resolution of the petitions be stayed until a preliminary forfeiture order is entered against Wang's co-defendant, Miles Guo, at which time all petitions pertaining to disputed assets can be adjudicated and resolved expeditiously in a single ancillary proceeding.\n\nAs set forth in the Wang Forfeiture Order, the Government is obligated to provide notice of the Government's intention to seek forfeiture of the various assets (the \"Specific Property\") contained in the Wang Forfeiture Order by publishing notice on the Government's website, www.forfeiture.gov for 30 days. Third parties receiving notice as result of the Government's internet publication, have until today, April 7, 2025, to file a petition in the ancillary proceeding asserting an interest in the Specific Property.\n\nAs of today, at least approximately 102 petitions (the \"Petitions\") have been filed by third-parties asserting an interest in most of the assets contained in the Specific Property (the \"Subject Properties\"). A preliminary review of the Petitions reveal that the following assets have no asserted claims of interest against it:\n\n- (i) £3,005 in pounds sterling currency seized from Wang's apartment by the Government on or about March 15, 2023;\n- (ii) \\$1,180 Hong Kong Dollars seized from Wang's apartment by the Government on or about March 15, 2023;\n- (iii) ¥600 Chinese Yuan seized from Wang's apartment by the Government on or about March 15, 2023;\n- (iv) \\$138,440.00 in United States currency seized from Wang's apartment by the Government on or about March 15, 2023.\n\n(the \"Excluded Assets\").\n\nWith respect to the Excluded Assets, the Government intends to submit to the Court for entry a proposed Final Order of Forfeiture.\n\nOn or about July 16, 2024, Miles Guo was found guilty, following a jury trial, of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit money laundering, wire fraud, bank fraud, and securities fraud, as well as several substantive fraud charges. Guo is currently awaiting sentencing1 and a forfeiture order has not yet been imposed against him by the Court. However, it is the Government's intention to seek entry of a preliminary order of forfeiture to include the Subject Properties in connection, or prior to, the sentencing of Guo.\n\nAdditionally, on or about February 15, 2022, Guo filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. *See In Re Ho Wan Kwok and Genever Holdings LLC*, 22-50073 (JTD) (Bankr. Conn.) (the \"Bankruptcy Action\"). The bankruptcy court appointed a trustee (the **\"**Trustee\") in connection with the Bankruptcy Action. The Trustee has advised the Government that he claims an interest in the Subject Properties, and has relayed that he intends to file a petition when a preliminary order of forfeiture is entered as to some or all the Subject Properties in connection with Guo.\n\nAccordingly, the Government requests that the resolution of the Petitions be stayed until a preliminary forfeiture order is entered against Guo, at which time all petitions can be adjudicated and resolved in a single proceeding. This would promote judicial efficiency by allowing litigation and resolution of all competing petitions to the Subject Properties to occur within a single ancillary proceeding, that is, the ancillary proceeding that would follow entry of a preliminary forfeiture order against Guo; as such, petitioners would avoid any real or perceived obligation to file petitions to the same assets in two separate ancillary proceedings. This procedure would also avoid the potential of issuing inconsistent rulings or rulings in tension with one another in the context of adjudicating various petitions to the same assets in two separate ancillary proceedings. Finally, if the Court was to proceed in resolving the Petitions in the context of the ancillary proceeding in Wang's case, Guo would need to assert any interest he has in the Subject Properties via filing a petition in connection with Wang's ancillary forfeiture proceeding; he has not done so.\n\nOnce a preliminary order of forfeiture is entered against Guo, then all third-party interests as to the Subject Properties could be resolved in a single proceeding, taking into account a Guo forfeiture order. With respect to the Petitions already filed following entry of the Wang\n\n1 On or about December 10, 2024, Guo moved, *ex parte*, for the substitution of new counsel which is still pending before the Court. A hearing on that motion is scheduled for tomorrow at which time the Government understands the Court intends to substitute counsel.\n\nForfeiture Order, the Government is prepared to deem those filed in connection with a Guo ancillary proceeding, once the Court enters a preliminary order of forfeiture against Guo.\n\n\\* \\* \\*\n\nThe Government is available to address any questions the Court may have.\n\nRespectfully submitted,\n\nMATTHEW PODOLSKY Acting United States Attorney Southern District of New York\n\nBy: /s/\n\nMicah F. Fergenson Ryan B. Finkel Justin Horton Juliana N. Murray Assistant United States Attorneys (212) 637-2190 / 6612 / 2276 / 2314\n\nGRANTED. Resolution of the third-party petitions filed in connection with the May 3, 2024 consent preliminary order of forfeiture as to Defendant Yvette Wang is STAYED pending entry of a preliminary forfeiture order as to Defendant Miles Guo.\n\nSO ORDERED.\n\nDated: April 15, 2025 New York, New York\n\nA flowing, cursive signature mark.","body_zh":"U.S. Department of Justice（美国司法部）\nUnited States Attorney（美国联邦检察官）\nSouthern District of New York（纽约南区）\n4/15/2025\nJacob K. Javits Federal Building 26 Federal Plaza New York, NY 10278\n\nApril 7, 2025\n\n通过 ECF 送达\n\n尊敬的 Analisa Torres（阿纳丽莎·托雷斯）\nUnited States District Judge（美国联邦地区法官）\nSouthern District of New York\n500 Pearl St. New York, NY 10007-1312 New York, New York 10007\n\n关于：United States v. Guo, et al.，S3 23 Cr. 118 (AT)；United States v. Wang，S4 23 Cr. 118 (AT)\n\n尊敬的托雷斯法官：\n\n本函代表政府就针对本院于 2024 年 5 月 3 日对 Yvette Wang（王雁平）作出的、作为其判决一部分的《关于特定财产的同意初步没收令/金钱判决》（Dkt. 329，“王案没收令”）而提交的若干第三方请求书事宜致信本院。如下所述，政府请求中止对上述请求书的处理，直至对王雁平的同案被告 Miles Guo（郭文贵）作出初步没收令为止，届时所有涉及争议资产的请求书均可在单一附属程序中得到迅速裁决和解决。\n\n如王案没收令所述，政府有义务通过在政府网站 www.forfeiture.gov 上发布为期 30 天的公告，以告知政府拟对王案没收令中所载各项资产（“特定财产”）寻求没收的意图。因政府网络公告而收到通知的第三方，截止到今日，即 2025 年 4 月 7 日，可在附属程序中提出请求书以对特定财产主张权益。\n\n截至今日，已有第三方就特定财产所包含的大部分资产（“标的财产”）提出了至少约 102 份请求书（“请求书”）。对这些请求书的初步审查显示，下列资产未受到任何权益主张：\n\n- (i) 政府于 2023 年 3 月 15 日左右从王雁平公寓查扣的 3,005 英镑现金；\n- (ii) 政府于 2023 年 3 月 15 日左右从王雁平公寓查扣的 1,180 港币；\n- (iii) 政府于 2023 年 3 月 15 日左右从王雁平公寓查扣的 600 人民币；\n- (iv) 政府于 2023 年 3 月 15 日左右从王雁平公寓查扣的 138,440.00 美元现金。\n\n（“排除资产”）。\n\n针对排除资产，政府拟向法院提交一份拟议的《最终没收令》以供签署裁定。\n\n2024 年 7 月 16 日左右，经陪审团审理，郭文贵被裁定犯有敲诈勒索阴谋罪、共谋洗钱罪、电汇欺诈罪、银行欺诈罪、证券欺诈罪以及多项实质性欺诈罪名。郭文贵目前正在等待判决[脚注1]，法院尚未对其作出没收令。但是，政府意图在郭文贵被判刑之时或之前，寻求作出包含标的财产在内的初步没收令。\n\n此外，2022 年 2 月 15 日左右，郭文贵申请了第 11 章破产保护。参见 In Re Ho Wan Kwok and Genever Holdings LLC，22-50073 (JTD) (Bankr. Conn.)（“破产诉讼”）。破产法院就该破产诉讼指定了一名受托人（“受托人”）。受托人已告知政府，其对标的财产主张权益，并转达称其打算在就郭文贵涉及的部分或全部标的财产作出初步没收令时提交请求书。\n\n因此，政府请求中止对各项请求书的处理，直至对郭文贵作出初步没收令为止，届时所有请求书均可在单一程序中得到裁决和解决。这将允许就标的财产的所有竞合请求书在单一附属程序中（即对郭文贵作出初步没收令之后随之进行的附属程序）开展诉讼和解决，从而促进司法效率；如此一来，请求人便可避免在两个独立的附属程序中针对相同资产提交请求书的实际或潜在负担。这一程序还将避免在两个独立附属程序中就相同资产裁决各项请求书时出现不一致或相互冲突的裁定的潜在可能。最后，如果法院要在王雁平案的附属程序中着手解决这些请求书，郭文贵则需要通过在王雁平的附属没收程序中提交请求书来主张其在标的财产中的任何权益；但他尚未这样做。\n\n一旦对郭文贵作出初步没收令，便可以在考虑郭文贵没收令的前提下，在单一程序中解决所有第三方就标的财产所主张的权益。关于在王案没收令作出后已提交的请求书，一旦法院对郭文贵作出初步没收令，政府愿意视其为已在郭文贵附属程序中提交。\n\n[脚注1] 2024 年 12 月 10 日左右，郭文贵提出单方动议申请更换新辩护律师，该动议目前仍在法院审理中。该动议的听证会定于明天举行，届时据政府了解，法院拟准予更换辩护律师。\n\n* * *\n\n政府随时准备回答法院可能提出的任何问题。\n\n谨呈，\n\nMATTHEW PODOLSKY（马修·波多尔斯基）\nActing United States Attorney（代理美国联邦检察官）\nSouthern District of New York\n\n签署人：/s/\n\nMicah F. Fergenson\nRyan B. Finkel\nJustin Horton\nJuliana N. Murray\nAssistant United States Attorneys（助理美国联邦检察官）\n(212) 637-2190 / 6612 / 2276 / 2314\n\n准予所请。就针对被告 Yvette Wang（王雁平）于 2024 年 5 月 3 日作出的同意初步没收令而提交的第三方请求书的处理程序予以中止，待对被告 Miles Guo（郭文贵）作出初步没收令后再行恢复。\n\n特此裁定。\n\n日期：2025 年 4 月 15 日\n纽约州纽约市\n\n流体草书签名标记。","key_entities":["forfeiture","Guo","Je","Miles Guo","Torres","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Analisa Torres","Horton","Fergenson","Murray","Finkel"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":329,"court":"SDNY"}],"word_count":976,"status":"published","published_at":"2025-04-15 00:00:00","created_at":"2025-04-15","updated_at":"2026-08-23 07:24:10"}