Crime The Epoch Times busted for massive global money laundering scheme

[HOLA]

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/03/money-laundering-epoch-times-cfo-charged-with-alleged-67-million-scheme-.html

• The finance chief of conservative global news outlet The Epoch Times was arrested and charged with leading a yearslong scheme to launder at least $67 million in illicit funds.
• The alleged scheme by Weidong Guan and others involved cryptocurrency, prepaid debit cards, fraudulently obtained unemployment insurance benefits and stolen personal identification information, according to federal prosecutors.
• The money laundering scheme caused tens of millions of dollars to be transferred to bank accounts linked to the media company, prosecutors alleged.

 

[LangfordBarrow]

Everybody does it...

 

[AWilder]

where is @cottagecheesefan going to get his news now?!?!?!

 

[Siver!]

where is @cottagecheesefan going to get his news now?!?!?!

He'll find some more Chinese destabilization propaganda to swallow

 

[SKYNET]

 

[HARRISON_3]

Lol

 

[HOLA]

where is @cottagecheesefan going to get his news now?!?!?!

Yeah, a few of our chuds have been fans:

Opinion - WTF is Epoch Times?

Someone at work told me it’s their news source and said it was unbiased. I watched an ad for it and it seemed like it was appealing to hipsters with the red pill. I get all my conservative viewpoints from the very great national review in addition to whatever Donald Trump tweets.

forums.sherdog.com

You won't like them. They tell the truth.

etc.

 

[HOLA]

The wikipedia summary is pretty succinct. Except I'd substitute "cult" for the "new religious movement" euphemism:

The Epoch Times is a far-right[1] international multi-language newspaper and media company affiliated with the Falun Gong new religious movement.[29] The newspaper, based in New York City, is part of the Epoch Media Group, which also operates New Tang Dynasty (NTD) Television.[30] The Epoch Times has websites in 35 countries but is blocked in mainland China.[31]

The Epoch Times opposes the Chinese Communist Party,[32][33][22] platforms far-right politicians in Europe,[9][11][22] and has supported former President Donald Trump in the U.S.;[34][35] a 2019 report by NBC News showed it to be the second-largest funder of pro-Trump Facebook advertising after the Trump campaign itself.[30][36][22] The Epoch Times frequently runs stories promoting other Falun Gong-affiliated groups, such as the performing arts company Shen Yun.[34][24][37] The Epoch Media Group's news sites and YouTube channels have promoted conspiracy theories such as QAnon, anti-vaccine misinformation[41] and false claims of fraud in the 2020 United States presidential election.[44]

 

[emefer]

We’re living in epoch times.

 

[Joe]

In 2022 i would get a video ad about how they were the most comprehensive news org for local elections. It was the last time i think i saw any kind of ads for them on youtube

 

[Sinister]

A right wing rag is fraudulent? Color me surprised.

 

[KOPPE]

Its almost like right wing corruption is systemic. An endless parade of Republican criminals.

 

[Fluffernutter]

Now, who will plaster our towns with this poster every year?

 

[Blayt7hh]

Just start executing these people for fucks sake

 

[pinger]

Yeah, a few of our chuds have been fans:

Opinion - WTF is Epoch Times?

Someone at work told me it’s their news source and said it was unbiased. I watched an ad for it and it seemed like it was appealing to hipsters with the red pill. I get all my conservative viewpoints from the very great national review in addition to whatever Donald Trump tweets.

forums.sherdog.com

etc.

@ocfightfan is a Trump supporter and raging lunatic so it's no great surprise

 

[Berserker13]

these losers keep losing

 

[AWilder]

Just start executing these people for fucks sake

bit harsh

 

[kflo]

nvm - already covered........

 

[Ruv]

 

[jrams]

I never realized they were a real thing. Their name is so bad I assumed they were a Christian Weekly World News.