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To Charge Zhao As Launderer US DEA Did Its Own Transactions Now Sentencing Nov 2

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SDNY COURTHOUSE, July 20 – Chaoyue Zhao and Brian Kung are charged with money laundering.     

       On September 20 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Lewis J. Liman held a proceeding. Inner City Press covered it.  

Earlier in the year the US Attorney's Office said "this is a case in which the DEA obtained what is called Attorney General exempt authorization to actually conduct certain money-laundering transactions to develop evidence... Many of the bank accounts were located in New York." 

 Judge Liman set the case down for trial in April 2022.

On July 8, the US Attorney's Office wrote in to say Zhao will plead guilty on July 19, and Kung is in negotiations.

Zhao did in fact plead guilty on July 19, with sentencing set for November 2: "Chaoyue Zhao withdraws previous plea of Not Guilty and enters a plea of Guilty to Count 1 of indictment. Plea Agreement - Court Exhibit #1. Defendant's bail continued, conditions of release to remain as previously set pending sentencing. PSI ordered, interview must be held with defense counsel present. Sentencing set for November 2, 2022 at 12:00PM in Courtroom 15C before Judge Lewis J. Liman."

On January 31, 2022 Inner City Press was covering the SDNY Magistrates Court when co-defendant Brian Kung was brought in. He was wearing an MSA Spartans sweatshirt and was assigned the CJA lawyer on duty, who had just consented to a man on methadone's detention. Here the US Attorney Office agreed to release on $100,000 bond. And still trial in April?

It is US v. Zhao, et al., 20-cr-129 (Liman)

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