{"id":"court_sdny_790_0","court":"SDNY","case_no":"","doc_number":790,"sub_number":null,"doc_type":"DOC","filed_date":"2026-01-19","title":"SDNY ECF 790","summary_zh":"检方求补充没收令函——美国诉 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵 / Guo Wengui / Miles Guo）案，SDNY 1:23-cr-00118 ECF #790（2026年1月19日提交）。检方致函 Torres 法官，请求法院签发第一份补充初步没收令，将 G Club Operations LLC 账户资金，以及以共同被告简金明（Kin Ming Je）及其妻荣新婷（Sin Ting Rong）名义持有的 Barclays 银行（马恩岛、泽西岛）账户资金一并纳入没收范围，主张这些资金源自「G 系企业」犯罪所得并涉及洗钱；郭文贵一方对相关资产不主张个人权益。","summary_en":"Government letter motion for a supplemental forfeiture order — United States v. Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo / Guo Wengui), SDNY 1:23-cr-00118, ECF #790 (filed January 19, 2026). The government asks Judge Torres to enter a first supplemental preliminary order of forfeiture covering funds held in a G Club Operations LLC account and in Barclays Bank (Isle of Man and Jersey) accounts held by co-defendant Kin Ming Je and his wife Sin Ting Rong, arguing the funds derive from proceeds of the \"G Enterprise\" and are involved in money laundering; Guo has taken no position regarding any personal interest in these assets.","body_en":"U.S. Department of Justice\n[Type text]\n                                                      United States Attorney\n                                                      Southern District of New York\n                                                      Jacob K. Javits Federal Building\n                                                      26 Federal Plaza, 38th Floor\n                                                      New York, NY 10278\n\n                                                      January 19, 2026\nBY ECF\nThe Honorable Analisa Torres\nUnited States District Judge\nSouthern District of New York\n500 Pearl St. New York, NY 10007-1312\nNew York, New York 10007\n       Re:     United States v. Miles Guo, S3 23 Cr. 118 (AT)\n\nDear Judge Torres:\n\n       The Government respectfully submits this letter motion to request that the Court enter the\nproposed supplemental preliminary order of forfeiture attached as Exhibit A, which relates to\nadditional specific property traceable to the defendant’s crimes and property involved in the\nlaundering of those proceeds. Guo takes “no position with respect to any personal interest he may\nhave in the assets the Government seeks to forfeit.” (Dkt. 789.)\n\nI. Applicable Law\n\n   A. Racketeering Forfeiture\n\n        Section 1963 directs that a district court, in imposing sentence, “shall order” a defendant\nto forfeit the following property:\n\n       (1) any interest the person has acquired or maintained in violation of Section 1962;\n\n       (2) any (A) interest in; (B) security of; (C) claim against; or (D) property or\n       contractual right of any kind affording a source of influence over . . . [the RICO]\n       enterprise . . . and\n\n       (3) any property constituting, or derived from, any proceeds which the person\n       obtained, directly or indirectly, from racketeering activity or unlawful debt\n       collection in violation of section 1962.\n\n18 U.S.C. § 1963(a).\n\n   B. Fraud Forfeiture\n\n        Section 981(a)(1)(C) subjects to civil forfeiture: “Any property, real or personal, which\nconstitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to . . . any offense constituting ‘specific unlawful\nactivity’ (as defined in section 1956(c)(7) of this title), or a conspiracy to commit such offense.”\n\nSection 1956(c)(7)(A) of Title 18, United States Code, in turn provides that the term “specified\nunlawful activity” includes, among other things, “any act or activity constituting an offense listed\nin section 1961(1) of this title except an act which is indictable under [31 U.S.C. §§ 5311 et seq.].”\nThe list of offenses identified in 18 U.S.C. § 1961(1) are thus included within “any act or activity\nconstituting an offense listed in section 1961(1) of this title.” Among the offenses set forth in 18\nU.S.C. § 1961(1) are violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 and fraud in the sale of securities, for which\nGuo was convicted. Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c) provides that the court shall\norder forfeiture as part of sentencing in a criminal case when the defendant is convicted of an\noffense that gives rise to civil forfeiture. See United States v. Contorinis, 692 F.3d 136, 145 n.2\n(2d Cir. 2012).\n\n    C. Money Laundering Forfeiture\n\n        Section 982 directs that a “court, in imposing sentence on a person convicted of an offense\nin violation of section 1956 . . . shall order that the person forfeit to the United States any property,\nreal or personal, involved in such offense, or any property traceable to such property.” 18 U.S.C.\n§ 982(a)(1). As Judge Bianco, sitting by designation on the district court, has observed:\n\n        Courts have consistently held that the term “involved in” should be interpreted\n        broadly to “include any property involved in, used to commit, or used to facilitate\n        the money laundering offense.” United States v. Schlesinger, 396 F. Supp. 2d 267,\n        271-72 (E.D.N.Y. 2005) (collecting cases), aff’d, 514 F.3d 277 (2d Cir. 2008).\n        Referring to Schlesinger, district courts have correctly observed that the Second\n        Circuit has “affirmed forfeiture of property as involved in money laundering\n        transactions when it has served as a conduit for the proceeds of the illegal\n        transactions.” United States v. Prevezon Holdings, Ltd., 251 F. Supp. 3d 684, 698\n        (S.D.N.Y. 2017).\n\nUnited States v. Kenner, 443 F. Supp. 3d 354, 364 (E.D.N.Y. 2020) (footnote omitted).\n\nII. Discussion\n\n        The Court should enter the proposed first supplemental preliminary order of forfeiture, and\ninclude the G Enterprise’s criminal proceeds, and property involved in laundering those proceeds,\nin its final order(s) of forfeiture. Specifically, the Government seeks to forfeit the funds\n(i) contained in a bank account held in the name of G Club Operations LLC (one of the RICO\nentities), and (ii) seized from several bank accounts held in the names of Guo’s co-defendant Kin\nMing Je and his wife, Sin Ting Rong, which funds were derived from proceeds of the G Enterprise\nand were property used in furtherance of the defendant’s crimes and his racketeering enterprise,\nand property involved in money laundering.\n\n                    a. The G Club Operations LLC Funds Held at Banco Popular\n\n       As established at trial, “G Club Operations LLC” was Guo’s fraudulent membership club\nand part of Guo’s racketeering enterprise. G Club was used in furtherance of the racketeering\nconspiracy to, among other things, enter into fraudulent loans with other racketeering entities for\n\nthe purpose of laundering crime proceeds. See, e.g., Trial Tr. 3068, 3446, 3458; GX Z-13;\nIndictment ¶¶ 3(a), 14, 18. Guo’s interests in G Club Operations LLC and its assets thus are subject\nto forfeiture pursuant to Sections 981(a)(1)(C) and 1963 and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c). G Club\nOperations LLC maintained an operational bank account at Banco Popular in Puerto Rico; in or\nabout October 2023, Banco Popular closed the account and issued an official check to G Club\nOperations LLC for the approximately $2,112,510.70 balance of the account, official check\nnumbered 103130500012442 and dated October 16, 2023. In or about December 2024, the\nindependent manager appointed to manage the dissolution of G Club provided the check to the\nGovernment. The Government seeks to forfeit the $2,112,510.70 in United States currency that\nwas previously held at the Banco Popular account in the name of “G Club Operations LLC.” See,\ne.g., Preliminary Order of Forfeiture, Dkt. 720 at ¶ bb (ordering the forfeiture of G Club Operations\nLLC funds previously held in TD Bank, N.A. accounts).\n\n                   b. The Funds Held in Barclays Bank plc (Isle of Man) Accounts\n\n        On October 29, 2024, the Government obtained a warrant to seize all monies and funds\ncontained in two Barclays Bank plc (Isle of Man) accounts, held in the names of “Kin Ming Je”\nand “Sin Ting Rong,” totaling approximately $2,112,510.70. As set forth in the seizure warrant\naffidavit of Special Agent Zachary Effting, see Ex. B at 17-18, those funds were derived from\nproceeds of the G Enterprise and property involved in money laundering and thus are subject to\nforfeiture pursuant to Sections 981(a)(1)(C) and 982(a)(1), and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c).\n\n                   c. The Funds Held in Barclays Bank plc (Jersey) Accounts\n\n        On April 17, 2025, the Government obtained a warrant to seize all monies and funds\ncontained in two Barclays Bank plc (Jersey) portfolio accounts, held in the names of “Kin Ming\nJe” and “Sin Ting Rong,” totaling approximately $2,437,677.01. As set forth in the seizure warrant\naffidavit of Special Agent Zachary Effting, see Ex. C at 17-18, those funds were derived from\nproceeds of the G Enterprise and property involved in money laundering and thus are subject to\nforfeiture pursuant to Sections 981(a)(1)(C) and 982(a)(1), and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c).\n\n                                             *   *   *\n\n       For the above reasons, the Court should enter the proposed first supplemental preliminary\norder of forfeiture.\n\n                                                   Respectfully submitted,\n\n                                                   SEAN S. BUCKLEY\n                                                   Attorney for the United States, Acting\n                                                   Under Authority Conferred by 28 U.S.C.\n                                                   § 515\n                                                   Southern District of New York\n\n                                               By: /s/                              .\n                                                  Micah F. Fergenson\n                                                  Ryan B. Finkel\n                                                  Justin Horton\n                                                  Juliana N. Murray\n                                                  Assistant United States Attorneys\n                                                  (212) 637-2190 / 6612 / 2276 / 2314","body_zh":"U.S. Department of Justice（美国司法部）\n[Type text]\n                                                      United States Attorney（联邦检察官）\n                                                      Southern District of New York（纽约南区）\n                                                      Jacob K. Javits Federal Building\n                                                      26 Federal Plaza, 38th Floor\n                                                      New York, NY 10278\n\n                                                      2026年1月19日\n经由 ECF\nThe Honorable Analisa Torres（尊敬的阿纳丽莎·托雷斯法官）\nUnited States District Judge（美国联邦地区法官）\nSouthern District of New York（纽约南区）\n500 Pearl St. New York, NY 10007-1312\nNew York, New York 10007\n       案由：United States v. Miles Guo（美国诉郭文贵案），S3 23 Cr. 118 (AT)\n\n尊敬的托雷斯法官：\n\n       政府谨此提交本信函动议，请求法院签署作为附件 A 附上的拟议补充初步没收裁定，该裁定涉及可追溯至被告犯罪的额外特定财产以及涉及洗钱这些收益的财产。郭对“政府寻求没收的资产中其可能拥有的任何个人权益不持立场”。（Dkt. 789。）\n\nI. 适用法律\n\n   A. 敲诈勒索没收\n\n        第1963条规定，地区法院在量刑时“应裁定”被告没收下列财产：\n\n       (1) 该人违反第1962条所取得或维持的任何权益；\n\n       (2) 对……[RICO] 企业提供影响力来源的任何 (A) 权益；(B) 证券；(C) 针对其的债权；或 (D) 任何种类的财产或合同权利……以及\n\n       (3) 该人直接或间接从违反第1962条的敲诈勒索活动或非法债务催收中获得的、构成任何收益或由任何收益衍生的任何财产。\n\n18 U.S.C. § 1963(a)。\n\n   B. 欺诈没收\n\n        第981(a)(1)(C)条规定下列财产应予民事没收：“构成或衍生自可追溯至……构成‘特定非法活动’（定义见本编第1956(c)(7)条）的任何犯罪或实施该等犯罪的共谋的收益的任何财产，无论不动产或动产。”\n\n《美国法典》第18编第1956(c)(7)(A)条进而规定，“特定非法活动”一词除其他事项外，包括“构成列于本编第1961(1)条中的犯罪的任何行为或活动，但可根据 [31 U.S.C. §§ 5311 et seq.] 提起公诉的行为除外”。因此，18 U.S.C. § 1961(1) 中列明的犯罪清单包含在“构成列于本编第1961(1)条中的犯罪的任何行为或活动”之内。18 U.S.C. § 1961(1) 中规定的犯罪包括违反 18 U.S.C. § 1343 以及郭被定罪的证券销售欺诈。《美国法典》第28编第2461(c)条规定，当被告被判犯有引起民事没收的罪行时，法院应在刑事案件量刑中裁定没收。参见 United States v. Contorinis, 692 F.3d 136, 145 n.2 (2d Cir. 2012)。\n\n    C. 洗钱没收\n\n        第982条规定，“法院在对被判犯有违反第1956条罪行的人量刑时……应裁定该人向合众国没收涉及该罪行的任何财产（无论不动产或动产），或可追溯至该财产的任何财产”。18 U.S.C. § 982(a)(1)。正如以指定身份在地区法院任职的 Bianco（比安科）法官所指出的：\n\n        法院一贯认为，术语“涉及”应作广义解释，以“包括涉及、用于实施或用于便利洗钱犯罪的任何财产”。United States v. Schlesinger, 396 F. Supp. 2d 267, 271-72 (E.D.N.Y. 2005)（汇集判例），aff’d, 514 F.3d 277 (2d Cir. 2008)。针对 Schlesinger 案，地区法院正确地指出，第二巡回法院“确认了将作为非法交易收益管道的财产认定为涉及洗钱交易并予以没收”。United States v. Prevezon Holdings, Ltd., 251 F. Supp. 3d 684, 698 (S.D.N.Y. 2017)。\n\nUnited States v. Kenner, 443 F. Supp. 3d 354, 364 (E.D.N.Y. 2020)（脚注省略）。\n\nII. 论述\n\n        法院应签署拟议的第一份补充初步没收裁定，并在其最终没收裁定中计入 G 企业（G Enterprise）的犯罪收益以及涉及洗钱这些收益的财产。具体而言，政府寻求没收以下资金：(i) 以 G Club Operations LLC（RICO 实体之一）名义持有的银行账户中的资金，以及 (ii) 自以郭的同案被告 Kin Ming Je（余建明）及其妻子 Sin Ting Rong（容新婷）名义持有的数个银行账户中扣押的资金，这些资金衍生自 G 企业的收益，属于用于推进被告犯罪及其敲诈勒索企业的财产，以及涉及洗钱的财产。\n\n                    a. 存放于 Banco Popular 的 G Club Operations LLC 资金\n\n       正如庭审中所证明的，“G Club Operations LLC”是郭的欺诈性会员俱乐部，也是郭的敲诈勒索企业的一部分。G Club 被用于推进敲诈勒索共谋，除其他事项外，包括与其他敲诈勒索实体订立欺诈性贷款以达到洗钱犯罪收益的目的。参见，例如，Trial Tr. 3068, 3446, 3458；GX Z-13；起诉书第 3(a)、14、18 段。因此，郭在 G Club Operations LLC 及其资产中的权益应根据第981(a)(1)(C)条、第1963条及 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c) 予以没收。G Club Operations LLC 在波多黎各的 Banco Popular（大众银行）维持一个运营银行账户；约于2023年10月，Banco Popular 关闭了该账户，并向 G Club Operations LLC 开具了一张金额约为 $2,112,510.70 的账户余额官方支票，官方支票编号为 103130500012442，日期为2023年10月16日。约于2024年12月，被指定管理 G Club 清算的独立管理人将该支票交给了政府。政府寻求没收此前以“G Club Operations LLC”名义存放于 Banco Popular 账户的 $2,112,510.70 美元款项。参见，例如，初步没收裁定，Dkt. 720 第 bb 段（裁定没收此前存放于 TD Bank, N.A. 账户中的 G Club Operations LLC 资金）。\n\n                   b. 存放于 Barclays Bank plc（Isle of Man）账户中的资金\n\n        2024年10月29日，政府获得了一份扣押令，以扣押存放在以“Kin Ming Je”和“Sin Ting Rong”名义持有的两个 Barclays Bank plc (Isle of Man)（巴克莱银行马恩岛分行）账户中的所有款项和资金，总计约 $2,112,510.70。正如特别探员 Zachary Effting（扎卡里·埃夫廷）的扣押令宣誓书所述，见附件 B 第 17-18 页，这些资金衍生自 G 企业的收益及涉及洗钱的财产，因此根据第981(a)(1)(C)条、第982(a)(1)条及 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c) 应予没收。\n\n                   c. 存放于 Barclays Bank plc（Jersey）账户中的资金\n\n        2025年4月17日，政府获得了一份扣押令，以扣押存放在以“Kin Ming Je”和“Sin Ting Rong”名义持有的两个 Barclays Bank plc (Jersey)（巴克莱银行泽西分行）投资组合账户中的所有款项和资金，总计约 $2,437,677.01。正如特别探员 Zachary Effting 的扣押令宣誓书所述，见附件 C 第 17-18 页，这些资金衍生自 G 企业的收益及涉及洗钱的财产，因此根据第981(a)(1)(C)条、第982(a)(1)条及 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c) 应予没收。\n\n                                             *   *   *\n\n       基于上述理由，法院应签署拟议的第一份补充初步没收裁定。\n\n                                                   谨呈，\n\n                                                   SEAN S. BUCKLEY\n                                                   合众国检察官，依据 28 U.S.C.\n                                                   § 515 授予的职权行事\n                                                   Southern District of New York（纽约南区）\n\n                                               签署人：/s/                              .\n                                                  Micah F. Fergenson\n                                                  Ryan B. Finkel\n                                                  Justin Horton\n                                                  Juliana N. Murray\n                                                  Assistant United States Attorneys（联邦助理检察官）\n                                                  (212) 637-2190 / 6612 / 2276 / 2314","key_entities":[],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":1248,"status":"published","published_at":"2026-01-19 00:00:00","created_at":"2026-01-19","updated_at":"2026-08-23 07:15:20"}