Chinese Exile Miles Guo Sentenced to 30 Years for $1B Crypto Fraud Scheme
Miles Guo, the exiled Chinese businessman who built a following as a critic of Beijing, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for a fraud scheme that raised more than $1 billion from investors. Part of that scheme ran thro...
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