{"id":"court_sdny_725_0","court":"SDNY","case_no":"23-cr-00118","doc_number":725,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK","summary_zh":"第三方财产权请愿书 —— 美国诉Ho Wan Kwok（Miles Guo）案，SDNY 1:23-cr-00118，ECF #725（2025年9月2日）。Himalaya Exchange用户以自诉身份主张对被冻结数字资产拥有独立权益，称该等资产系合法获得、非犯罪所得，要求法庭根据21 U.S.C. § 853(n)修改没收令并予以释放。申请人同时请求以Himalaya Exchange用户代码而非法定名义出庭以保护安全。","summary_en":"Third-Party Petition to Amend Forfeiture Order — United States v. Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo), SDNY 1:23-cr-00118, ECF #725 (September 2, 2025). Himalaya Exchange user petitioner (pro se) claims independent ownership in digital assets frozen under forfeiture, asserts lawful acquisition with no knowledge of illegality, requests Court under 21 U.S.C. § 853(n) to amend forfeiture order and direct government release of assets; requests to appear under user identification code rather than legal name for personal safety.","body_en":"### UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT\n\n## SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK\n\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA,\n\nPlaintiff,\n\nv.\n\nHO WAN KWOK, a/k/a Miles Guo, et al.,\n\nDefendants.\n\nCase No. 1:23-cr-00118\n\n# THIRD-PARTY PETITION TO AMEND ORDER OF FORFEITURE AND FOR RETURN OF DIGITAL ASSETS\n\nTO THE HONORABLE COURT:\n\n#### **I. IDENTITY OF CLAIMANT**\n\nDue to personal safety concerns and risks of persecution in my region, I respectfully request to appear under my Himalaya Exchange User Identification Code (HID: RDWBCSZ), rather than my legal name, or to file this petition under seal.\n\nThis HID was established by the Himalaya Exchange to uniquely identify users for all transactions and litigation-related purposes.\n\n#### **II. NATURE OF INTEREST**\n\nI am a lawful owner of digital assets held on the Himalaya Exchange, specifically HCN (Himalaya Coin) and HDO (Himalaya Dollar).\n\nMy holdings of HCN consist of two parts:\n\na. Pre-listing HCN Allocation: Pursuant to agreements made prior to HCN's public issuance, I was entitled to acquire a substantial quantity of HCN at a preferential rate. These assets were held in custody by the Himalaya Farm Alliance, with a contractual three-year lock-up period.\n\nb. Post-listing Purchases: After HCN was listed, I lawfully purchased additional HCN on the open market at market prices. These assets were maintained in my personal account at the Exchange.\n\nAccording to the original agreement, the Farm Alliance's custody period has expired. However, due to the government's forfeiture order, my pre-listing HCN allocation remains inaccessible.\n\n#### **III. DAMAGES SUFFERED**\n\nThe government's forfeiture order, as part of the preliminary order of forfeiture issued on August 11, 2023, has directly caused me severe losses:\n\n• I have been unable to access, trade, or dispose of my HCN and HDO.\n\n• During the forfeiture period, HCN and HDO could not be transacted in the free market, depriving me of opportunities to preserve or enhance the value of my assets.\n\n• My digital assets have depreciated significantly compared to their potential market value absent the forfeiture.\n\nTo sustain my living expenses during the forfeiture period, I was forced to take high-interest loans from banks and other financial institutions, resulting in ongoing financial hardship.\n\nThe prolonged uncertainty and deprivation of my property rights have also caused me severe psychological and emotional distress.\n\n#### **IV. LEGAL BASIS FOR RELIEF**\n\nAs a third-party user, I am not named as a defendant in this action. I have committed no violation of federal law.\n\nThe continued inclusion of my personal HCN and HDO assets in the forfeiture order, without individualized determination or hearing, violates fundamental principles of due process under the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.\n\nUnder 21 U.S.C. § 853(n) and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.2, third-party owners of property subject to forfeiture are entitled to petition the Court to amend the forfeiture order to protect their independent property interests. I assert a superior legal interest in my HCN and HDO assets, which were lawfully acquired and are not proceeds of the defendants' alleged crimes.\n\n#### **V. RELIEF REQUESTED**\n\nWHEREFORE, I respectfully request that this Court:\n\n1. Recognize me as a third-party petitioner in this action;\n\n2. Amend the preliminary order of forfeiture to exclude my HCN and HDO assets currently subject to the government's forfeiture;\n\n3. Direct the appropriate government agencies, including the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the United States Marshals Service (USMS),\n\nto release my HCN and HDO assets, including my pre-listing HCN allocation previously held by the Himalaya Farm Alliance;\n\n4. Grant a hearing to establish my superior interest in the assets pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n);\n\n5. Award such other and further relief as this Court deems just and proper.\n\n#### **VI. CONCLUSION**\n\nThe government's forfeiture order, while aimed at the named defendants, has caused disproportionate harm to innocent third-party users like myself. I respectfully urge the Court to amend the forfeiture order to restore fairness and protect my legitimate property rights.\n\n#### **DECLARATION**\n\nRespectfully submitted,\n\nHimalaya Exchange User\n\nHID: RDWBCSZ\n\nPro Se Petitioner\n\nDate: September 2, 2025\n\nDeclaration under Penalty of Perjury\n\nI declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.\n\nExecuted on September 2, 2025.\n\nSignature: \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n(HID: RDWBCSZ)\n\n#### **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nI hereby certify that on September 2, 2025, a true and correct copy of the foregoing Third-Party Petition was served via electronic mail upon counsel for the United States:\n\n- Office of the United States Attorney, Southern District of New York\n- United States Department of Justice (DOJ)\n- United States Marshals Service (USMS)\n\nI declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.\n\nExecuted on September 2, 2025.\n\nSignature: \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n(HID: RDWBCSZ)","body_zh":"UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT（美国联邦地区法院）\n\nSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK（纽约南区）\n\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA（美利坚合众国），\n\n原告，\n\n诉\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵），又名 Miles Guo，等人，\n\n被告。\n\n案号：1:23-cr-00118\n\n关于修改没收裁定及归还数字资产的第三方申请书\n\n致尊敬的法院：\n\nI. 主张人身份\n\n鉴于个人安全担忧以及本人所在地区的受迫害风险，本人谨请求以本人的 Himalaya Exchange（喜马拉雅交易所）用户识别码（HID: RDWBCSZ）而非本人的法定姓名出庭，或对本申请书进行封存提交。\n\n该 HID 由喜马拉雅交易所设立，用于在所有交易及诉讼相关事项中唯一识别用户。\n\nII. 权益性质\n\n本人是喜马拉雅交易所所持有数字资产（具体为 HCN [喜马拉雅币] 和 HDO [喜马拉雅美元]）的合法所有权人。\n\n本人持有的 HCN 包括两部分：\n\na. 上市前 HCN 配额：依据在 HCN 公开发行前达成的协议，本人有权以优惠费率获取大量 HCN。该等资产由 Himalaya Farm Alliance（喜马拉雅农场联盟）托管，合同约定的锁定期为三年。\n\nb. 上市后购买：在 HCN 上市后，本人在公开市场上以市场价格合法购买了额外的 HCN。该等资产存放于本人在交易所的个人账户中。\n\n依据原协议，农场联盟的托管期已届满。然而，由于政府的没收裁定，本人的上市前 HCN 配额仍无法提取。\n\nIII. 遭受的损害\n\n作为 2023年8月11日 发布的初步没收裁定的一部分，政府的没收裁定已直接给本人造成了严重损失：\n\n• 本人一直无法提取、交易或处置本人的 HCN 及 HDO。\n\n• 在没收期间，HCN 及 HDO 无法在自由市场上进行交易，剥夺了本人保值或增值本人资产的机会。\n\n• 与不存在没收情况下的潜在市场价值相比，本人的数字资产已大幅贬值。\n\n为了维持没收期间的生活开支，本人被迫向银行及其他金融机构借取高息贷款，导致持续的经济困难。\n\n长期的不确定性以及对本人财产权的剥夺，亦给本人造成了严重的心理和精神困扰。\n\nIV. 救济的法律依据\n\n作为第三方用户，本人并未被列为本案的被告。本人未实施任何违反联邦法律的行为。\n\n在未经个别化认定或听证的情况下，将本人的个人 HCN 及 HDO 资产持续纳入没收裁定中，违反了《美国宪法》第五修正案项下的正当程序基本原则。\n\n依据 21 U.S.C. § 853(n) 及《联邦刑事诉讼规则》第 32.2 条，被没收财产的第三方所有权人有权向法院提出申请以修改没收裁定，从而保护其独立的财产权益。本人对本人的 HCN 及 HDO 资产主张优先法律权益，该等资产系合法取得，并非被告涉嫌犯罪的收益。\n\nV. 请求的救济\n\n据此，本人谨请求本法院：\n\n1. 确认本人为本案中的第三方申请人；\n\n2. 修改初步没收裁定，以排除目前受到政府没收的本人的 HCN 及 HDO 资产；\n\n3. 指示相关政府机构，包括 Department of Justice（DOJ，司法部）及 United States Marshals Service（USMS，美国法警署），\n\n释放本人的 HCN 及 HDO 资产，包括此前由喜马拉雅农场联盟托管的本人上市前 HCN 配额；\n\n4. 依据 21 U.S.C. § 853(n) 批准举行听证会，以确立本人对该等资产的优先权益；\n\n5. 判处本法院认为公正且恰当的其他及进一步救济。\n\nVI. 结论\n\n政府的没收裁定虽针对具名被告，却对像本人这样无辜的第三方用户造成了不成比例的损害。本人谨敦促法院修改没收裁定，以恢复公平并保护本人的合法财产权。\n\n声明\n\n谨此提交，\n\n喜马拉雅交易所用户\n\nHID: RDWBCSZ\n\n亲自诉讼申请人\n\n日期：2025年9月2日\n\n作伪证受处罚风险下的声明\n\n本人在接受美利坚合众国法律关于作伪证受处罚的规定下声明：据本人所知，前述内容均属真实、准确。\n\n签署于 2025年9月2日。\n\n签名：_____________________\n\n(HID: RDWBCSZ)\n\n送达证明\n\n本人特此证明，于 2025年9月2日，前述《第三方申请书》的真实准确副本已通过电子邮件送达予美国政府的律师：\n\n- Office of the United States Attorney, Southern District of New York（纽约南区联邦检察官办公室）\n- United States Department of Justice（DOJ，美国司法部）\n- United States Marshals Service（USMS，美国法警署）\n\n本人在接受作伪证受处罚的规定下声明前述内容属实、准确。\n\n签署于 2025年9月2日。\n\n签名：_____________________\n\n(HID: RDWBCSZ)","key_entities":["forfeiture","Himalaya","Himalaya Exchange","Je","853(n)","Guo","Kwok","Miles Guo","Ho Wan Kwok","Pro Se","pro se"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":786,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 07:23:24"}