This one has it all: Donald Trump’s inner circle, a Beijing bot backlash, conspiracy theories, and more
March 17, 2023 By Simon Sharwood
Meet the newest member of the crypto rogues' gallery: Ho Wan Kwok, aka Guo Wengui, aka Miles Guo, whom the US Department of Justice on Wednesday arrested over what investigators have described as a "sprawling and complex scheme … to solicit investments in various entities and programs through false statements and representations to hundreds of thousands of Kwok's online followers."
Kwok/Guo has a fascinating back story. Born in China, he became a property entrepreneur and was rated as a billionaire. He left China in 2014 as multiple controversies swirled around his interests and actions, and by 2017 he was resident in New York and became a strident critic of the Chinese government, circulating vivid theories about his troubles and Beijing's role in them.
