Miles Guo Court Documents · Doc 764
The filing asks the court to allow investor names and financial details in their petitions to remain sealed to protect privacy and prevent potential retaliation from the Chinese Communist Party.
摘要
Counsel Letter · Sealing of Investor Petition Information
This three-page letter, dated October 23, 2025 from Jeffrey S. Gavenman of Schulman, Bhattacharya, Buhler, & Pangilinan PLLC (6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 425, North Bethesda, Maryland 20852; 240.356.8553; jgavenman@schulmanbh.com), addresses Judge Analisa Torres on behalf of two groups of investor petitioners in United States v. Guo, 23-cr-00118 (AT).
Petitioners Represented
The filing identifies two groups:
- Original Petitioners: A group of individual investors who previously filed individual ancillary petitions in early April 2025 in connection with the forfeiture order entered against Defendant Yvette Wang;
- Individual Petitioner: One additional investor petitioner.
Together, the Original Petitioners and Individual Petitioner are referred to as the "Petitioners."
Related Petition Filings
The letter accompanies two simultaneous filings on October 22, 2025:
- Original Petitioners: A Consolidated Supplemental Third-Party Petition to Adjudicate Petitioners' Interest in Forfeited Property and to Amend the Preliminary Order of Forfeiture Entered as to Defendant Miles Guo (ECF 755, case-doc-755);
- Individual Petitioner: A separate verified third-party petition.
Sealing Request
The letter asks the Court to allow the Petitioners' identifying information — names, account details, and other personal financial details — to remain sealed to:
- Protect privacy;
- Prevent potential retaliation from the Chinese Communist Party against investors who have come forward.