# Weidong “Bill” Guan

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.
- **2026-07-09**: Guilty plea — Guan pleads guilty to conspiracy during jury selection in Manhattan federal court.
- **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.
- **2020**: Scheme initiated — Guan’s team begins purchasing crime proceeds with cryptocurrency.

## Recent coverage (2 stories)

### CFO Guilty Plea in $67M Crypto Laundering Case: 10-Year Max Sentence Looms
2026-07-12 01:42:46 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 5

Weidong Guan’s mid-jury-selection guilty plea in a $67M money laundering conspiracy underscores the growing intersection of cryptocurrency and pandemic fraud. For legal professionals, the case highlights DOJ’s aggressive use of conspiracy charges and the strategic calculus of plea deals.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/epoch-times-cfo-guilty-67m-crypto-laundering

### 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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