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Is Bill Guan the "fall guy" for Falun Gong?

Weidong “Bill” Guan, former finance executive at "The Epoch Times" pleaded guilty to running a $67 million fraudulent scheme, which funneled illicit funds to the right-wing "cult" newspaper, founded by Falun Gong affiliates in 2000. Guan's criminal conviction for money-laundering will culminate in his sentencing on October 9th. But who... More

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• The Mormon church is expanding its real-estate empire across the United States: Theyre opportunists in a very calculated way
• Former follower of northern NSW spiritual group seeks $2.55m over unrepaid loans
• 'Exclusive Brethren' members 'intimidating' during 2025 election campaign, former NT chief minister alleges
• South Korea court sentences Unification Church leader to jail in political influence case
• Los­ing Beck
• Conspiracy theories appear to erode public faith in meritocracy
• Men lose appeal for harassing BBC journalist over A Very British Cult documentary

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