Guo Wengui dikenal sebagai sekutu dekat eks penasihat Trump, Steve Bannon. Keduanya mendirikan gerakan politik yang bertujuan menggulingkan pemerintah China.

Guo said he came to the U.S. to destroy the Chinese Communist Party. But the judge said he instead diverted investor money to live lavishly.

Guo, who built an online platform criticizing the Chinese government, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for defrauding thousands of his supporters of more than $1 billion.