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Guo Wengui (Miles Guo) Case Archive

Mubei Archive (墓碑档案): a neutral, bilingual, full-text primary-source archive of the Guo Wengui / Miles Guo / Ho Wan Kwok court record and livestream transcripts — sourced, verifiable, directly citable. A primary-source research archive of the case of Guo Wengui (also known as Miles Guo; legal case name Ho Wan Kwok / Kwok Ho Wan). Read the judgment, sentencing materials, public court filings and livestream/video transcripts, then search by case number, date or entity. Holdings cover United States v. Ho Wan Kwok (SDNY criminal case 1:23-cr-00118), the Connecticut bankruptcy (22-50073), and Second Circuit appeals (25-2726 / 26-361). Materials are provided for research and verification; inclusion does not endorse their claims.

Also known as: 郭文贵 / 郭文貴 / Guo Wengui / Miles Guo / Ho Wan Kwok / Kwok Ho Wan

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Concepts and case milestones

Sentence at a glance

Sentence
30 years (360 months)
Judgment
ECF #860 · 2026-07-02
Hearing
2026-06-29 · Judge Analisa Torres
Forfeiture
$889,000,000 money judgment · ECF #858
Convicted
2024-07-16 · 9 counts

Figures are taken from the filings themselves, not from press coverage. Each entry links to the source document.

Cases & Case Numbers

Browse archived court filings and livestream transcripts by case number, ECF number and date. Search titles and summaries, open a record to read the full text in Chinese or English, or access Markdown and JSON. The reading guide distinguishes the parties' positions, court decisions and hearing records. Archive counts describe this site's holdings, not the completeness of the court docket. Filings with a full Chinese translation →

How to read the key filings

Start with the judgment and forfeiture order, compare the prosecution and defense submissions, then check the hearing record. The order below is a reading guide, not the filing chronology.

  1. 1.The outcome: criminal judgment · ECF #860

    Court · Criminal judgment

    Filed

    Start with the counts, prison terms and judgment conditions. The imprisonment section specifies concurrent and consecutive terms; the forfeiture section references the $889 million money judgment in ECF #858.

    Source location: Judgment pp. 1–3, 6

  2. 2.Forfeiture: order on objections · ECF #858

    Court · Order

    Filed

    The court sustained some forfeiture objections and overruled others, reducing the proposed money judgment from $1.3 billion to $889 million. Read the separate restitution and remission discussion to distinguish the forfeiture amount from the victim-compensation process.

    Source location: Pp. 16–17, Restitution and Conclusion

  3. 3.The prosecution's request: sentencing memorandum · ECF #833

    U.S. prosecution · Sentencing submission

    Filed

    The prosecution sought at least 30 years and presented its arguments on offense conduct, the Guidelines and aggravating factors. These are the prosecution's submissions; compare the judgment and hearing record to determine what the court adopted.

    Source location: Pp. 1, 85, Preliminary Statement and Conclusion

  4. 4.The defense's response: reply sentencing memorandum · ECF #834

    Counsel for Miles Guo · Sentencing submission

    Filed

    The defense responds to ECF #833 on loss, acquitted conduct and sentencing enhancements, seeking a sentence below the Guidelines range. Attribute these arguments to defense counsel, separately from the court's findings.

    Source location: Pp. 1–2, Introduction; issue headings in the contents

  5. 5.What was said in court: June 29 sentencing transcript · ECF #864

    Hearing record · Identify each speaker

    Filed

    Check the hearing statements and the judge's oral explanations. The hearing took place on June 29, 2026; the transcript was filed on July 15. The public text marks pages 3–30 as sealed and does not disclose that portion.

    Source location: Cover, opening record and speaker labels

6,571
Court Docs
2,749
Livestream Transcripts

Timeline

  1. Files for bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut (Ho Wan Kwok, No. 22-50073).
  2. Arrested by the FBI in New York; charged by the Southern District of New York (1:23-cr-00118) in an alleged ~$1 billion fraud.
  3. An SDNY jury convicts on multiple federal felony counts (including racketeering conspiracy, fraud, and money laundering).
  4. Sentencing hearing before Judge Analisa Torres (ECF #864 transcript).
  5. Criminal judgment entered (ECF #860): 360 months (30 years) across 9 counts.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Guo Wengui (Miles Guo)?

Guo Wengui (also known as Miles Guo; legal name Ho Wan Kwok) is an exiled Chinese businessman. He was charged by federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York (No. 1:23-cr-00118) and convicted by a jury on multiple federal felony counts in July 2024.

What are the Guo Wengui case numbers?

Criminal: SDNY 1:23-cr-00118. Bankruptcy: District of Connecticut 22-50073. Appeals: Second Circuit 25-2726 / 26-361. Full-text filings for each are in this site's court-documents section.

How many years was Guo Wengui sentenced to?

30 years (360 months). Judge Analisa Torres of the Southern District of New York held the sentencing hearing on June 29, 2026 and entered the criminal judgment on July 2, 2026 (ECF #860): 360 months' imprisonment across 9 counts — 360 months on Count 2, 240 months on Counts 1, 3 and 7–11 (concurrent), 60 months on Count 4 — plus a $900 special assessment and a forfeiture order that includes an $889 million money judgment (see ECF #858). The full judgment and the sentencing-hearing transcript (ECF #864) are both archived on this site.

When was Guo Wengui convicted, and on what charges?

On July 16, 2024, after a seven-week trial, a Southern District of New York jury convicted him on 9 federal felony counts, including racketeering conspiracy, wire-fraud conspiracy, securities fraud and money laundering. The indictment, trial transcripts and judgment are in this site's criminal-case (1:23-cr-00118) section.

Where can I read the full text of the Guo Wengui judgment?

Read the criminal judgment at ECF #860, the forfeiture-objections order at ECF #858, and the public sentencing transcript at ECF #864. HTML, Markdown and JSON are available. Cite the court, case number, ECF number and original page. This site's holdings and text extraction do not guarantee a complete court record.

Where can I read these filings and transcripts, and are they machine-readable?

Archived court filings are at /court and transcripts at /live, with HTML, Markdown (/…/markdown), JSON (/api/…) and RSS feeds. Read them in a browser, with curl / jq, or with AI tools; available text and language coverage vary by item.

Sources & editorial policy

Editorial policy: public court filings and livestream/video transcripts are provided for research and verification; inclusion does not endorse their claims. Summaries and guides distinguish parties' positions, court findings and recorded statements. Machine translations are labeled; check the English original for wording. Holdings may contain missing, sealed, redacted or incompletely extracted material. Send corrections to archive@mubeitech.com with the item link and source location.

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