The “Thompson Education Center” has never materialized, either. Initially envisioned as a cultural theme park called “China City of America,” it morphed into a proposal for a for-profit college campus after local officials told Li that zoning wouldn't allow the “Chinese Disneyland” she first planned.
Li has been promoting plans for a development near New York’s Catskill Mountains for nearly a decade Wang worked with her as general manager. citizens are business partners who share a Long Island home with some of Li's relatives, including her 15-year-old son. A message seeking comment was left for Wang’s attorney, James Roth. Li’s lawyer, Nora Hirozawa, declined to comment. They weren't asked to enter a plea, but Wang volunteered, through a Mandarin interpreter, “I did not do this thing.”
The two are facing various federal conspiracy charges. Li, 50, and Wang, 45, were being held without bail after their first appearance in a Brooklyn federal court, though their lawyers can argue for bail later on. Prosecutors didn’t allege any criminal wrongdoing by the political action committees that accepted donations from Li and Wang.
In a complex financial scheme with political tentacles, prosecutors say, Sherry Xue Li and Lianbo “Mike” Wang raised $27 million for a grandiose development plan that never got close to approval, then siphoned off millions of dollars for personal expenses. NEW YORK (AP) - Two Chinese American businesspeople were charged Monday with funneling foreigners’ money into political donations that bought entry to an exclusive dinner with then-President Donald Trump so the duo could impress and swindle Chinese investors. One of the photos contained in the affidavit shows Trump and first lady Melania Trump posing for a photo with Li during a fundraiser on June 28, 2017. The two have been charged with funneling foreigners' money into political donations that bought access to an exclusive dinner with then-President Donald Trump. Facebook Twitter Email The complaint and affidavit in support of an arrest warrant against Sherry Xue Li and Lianbo "Mike" Wang is photographed on Monday, July 18, 2022.
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