ID: ARW-199
Xu Chaofan (also known as Hui Yat Fai), Xu Guojun (also known as Hui Kit Shun), Yu Zhendong
As part of their sentence, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada ordered that the Mr. Xu and Mr. Xu pay $482 million in restitution to the Bank of China; the defendants were ordered jointly and severally liable for payment of the restitution. (Source: U.S. v. Xu Guojun, Case No. 2:02-cr-00674-PMP-LRL (D. Nev.), Judgment in a Criminal Case, filed on May 11, 2009; U.S. Department of Justice Press Release, "Former Bank of China Managers and Their Wives Sentenced for Stealing More Than $485 Million, Laundering Money Through Las Vegas Casinos," May 6, 2009.)
In addition, the court ordered the criminal forfeiture of cash, watches and jewelry seized at the time of their arrest. (U.S. currency and foreign currency totalling $166,000 [note: foreign currency, where amounts were noted was converted using exchange rate as of December 15, 2009, the date of final forfeiture order. No value was given for the numerous seized watches and jewelry.] In June 2009, Bank of China had filed a Petition Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1963 Regarding Property Subject to Forfeiture requesting that the property named in the Forfeiture Allegations be applied to restitution. The court granted a Joint Motion for Various Relief Relating to Assets Subject to Forfeiture, and Bank of China agreed to dimiss, without prejudice, its Petition. The Bank was granted the forfeited cash and property as described in Attachment A of the final forfeiture order. (Source: U.S. v. Chao Fan Xu, et al, Case No. 2:02-cr-0674-PMP (LRL) (D. Nev.), Final Order of Forfeiture filed on December 15, 2009)
According to a U.S. Department of Justice press release, Mr. Xu Chaofan and Mr. Xu Guojun were convicted on August 29, 2008, by a federal jury in Las Vegas on charges of racketeering, money laundering, international transportation of stolen property as well as passport and visa fraud. Mr. Yu Zhendong, pleaded guilty to engaging in a racketeering enterprise on Feb. 18, 2004, and voluntarily returned to China, where he was convicted for embezzlement for his role in the bank theft. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice Press Release, Former Bank of China Managers and Their Wives Convicted for Stealing More Than $485 Million, Laundering Money Through Las Vegas Casinos," September 2, 2008)
The court involved was the Intermediate People's Court of Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province.
In the jurisdiction of asset recovery (United States), the investigative agencies were the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Las Vegas Field Office; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Support provided by Federal Bureau of Investigation, Beijing and Hong Kong offices.
The prosecuting authority/civil attorney(s) were U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada; Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Organized Crime & Racketeering Section and Public Integrity Section.
The courts involved were U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada; Supreme Court of British Columbia.
The legal basis for international cooperation was cooperation in investigation but mechanism unknown.
Contributing factors in asset recovery were that US Department of Justice press release following the Bank of China Managers' sentencing cited the "substantial assistance" by the government of the People’s Republic of China, in particular the Ministries of Justice and Public Security along with the Hong Kong Department of Justice and Hong Kong Police Force, in producing evidence and making witnesses available, both for testimony at trial and videotaped depositions. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice Press Release, "Former Bank of China Managers and Their Wives Sentenced for Stealing More Than $485 Million, Laundering Money Through Las Vegas Casinos," May 6, 2009.) Bank of China had filed a Petition Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1963 Regarding Property Subject to Forfeiture requesting that the property named in the Forfeiture Allegations be applied to restitution. (Source: U.S. v. Chao Fan Xu, et al, Case No. 2:02-cr-0674-PMP (LRL) (D. Nev.), Final Order of Forfeiture filed on December 15, 2009).
Assets returned
Restitution ordered to be paid to Bank of China
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