On July 16, 2024 Eastern Time, Guo Wengui (also known as Miles Guo), a long-time fugitive from the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), was found guilty of defrauding thousands of people of over $1 billion in Manhattan court in New York.
Prosecutor Damian Williams stated in a statement after the verdict that Guo Wengui was found guilty of 9 out of 12 counts of fraud and money laundering. The judge will announce the corresponding sentence on November 19th this year, and Guo Wengui may face decades of imprisonment.
After tragically losing his father in a deal gone wrong over a decade ago, Maasai Fontaine became man of the house at an early age. Tired of the struggles his mother faced living paycheck to paycheck, he took matters into his own hands, becoming employed by the same kingpin his father worked for.
For six years, he dedicated his life to a man that taught him everything he needed to know about the illegal drug trade. By his early twenties, he branched out on his own, gradually building his empire with his crew and main lady at his side. Maasai was held at the highest regard as the youngest in the game, keeping up with the OG's that came before him.
They walked so he could run.
The lifestyle of a kingpin wasn't easily attainable. You always had to look over your shoulder, cut ties with those that betrayed you, burn bridges with competition, or worse, kill. Maasai was ready for whatever that would come his way; he stood ten toes down and instilled that into those close to him. Nothing or no one could come between him and his empire.
He was intangible.