# Judge Victor Marrero

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-09**: Guilty plea — During jury selection in his money laundering trial, Bill Guan pleads guilty to one count of conspiracy relating to illegal financial transactions.
- **2020**: Scheme begins — Guan and the “Make Money Online” team start using cryptocurrency to purchase stolen unemployment benefits and other crime proceeds, laundering funds through Epoch Times accounts.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Ex-Epoch Times CFO faces up to 10 years after $67M laundering guilty plea
2026-07-10 03:14:46 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 3

Former Epoch Times CFO Bill Guan abruptly pleaded guilty mid-trial to a conspiracy charge in a $67 million money laundering scheme involving stolen unemployment benefits and cryptocurrency. The plea limits his exposure to 10 years, but the case exposes significant weaknesses in pandemic-era benefit programs and raises questions about corporate governance at the media organization.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/epoch-times-cfo-guilty-plea-67m-money-laundering

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