大纪元时报CFO关卫东认罪扯出法轮功黑金链条
关卫东认罪牵出与《大纪元时报》黑金链条
【摘要】2026年7月11日，美国独立娱乐新闻网站Showbiz411创始人兼专栏作家罗杰·弗里德曼（Roger Friedman）撰文《犯罪之舞：与神韵艺术团关系密切的大纪元时报前高管认罪，涉案6700万美元》指出，《大纪元时报》前首席财务官关卫东已向美国法院承认参与一项跨国洗钱计划，将至少6700万美元非法所得转入《大纪元时报》及相关机构。作者此前曾明确指出关卫东行径属犯罪行为，并援引税务申报资料指出《大纪元时报》与神韵艺术团金钱往来密切，此次重申认为，“神韵”受审查只是时间问题。
犯罪之舞：与神韵艺术团关系密切的大纪元时报前高管认罪涉案6700万美元
两年前，我首次向大家揭示《大纪元时报》与神韵艺术团之间存在密切关联。
这家由流亡美国纽约州北部的反华势力运营、充斥着阴谋论内容的报纸，与这个花枝招展、巡回演出的舞蹈团体实属一丘之貉。
25个月前，我曾报道，当时担任《大纪元时报》首席财务官关卫东被指控洗钱，并涉嫌通过一项犯罪计划向这家媒体机构输送6700万美元。
如今，关卫东终于认罪了。他所犯下的罪行是什么？
根据纽约州总检察长办公室发布的公告：“参与一项涉及犯罪所得交易的共谋，作为一项跨国洗钱计划的一部分，将至少约6700万美元非法获得的资金进行洗白，使包括《大纪元时报》在内的相关方获益。”
美国联邦检察官杰伊·克莱顿（Jay Clayton）表示：“关卫东策划了一项涉案金额达数千万美元的洗钱计划，以增加其担任首席财务官期间所在公司（大纪元）的收入。像关卫东这样的企业管理人员应当引以为戒：通过犯罪提高收入是行不通的。美国纽约南区联邦检察官办公室将继续致力于追究金融犯罪实施者的责任，并对受害者进行赔偿。”
现年63岁、居住于新泽西州锡考克斯（Secaucus）的关卫东承认一项共谋进行涉及犯罪所得交易罪，该罪最高可判处10年监禁。关卫东还同意上缴至少6700万美元涉案资金，并另行支付最高6700万美元的赔偿金。
根据纽约南区联邦检察官办公室发布的新闻稿，本案所涉及的洗钱行为与《大纪元时报》的新闻采编活动无关。
不过，《大纪元时报》与神韵艺术团在同一体系内运作，“神韵”每年投入数百万美元开展大规模、高强度的广告宣传。
我在2024年曾写道：查阅“大纪元媒体集团”（the Epoch Association）2020年的免税组织信息申报表（990税表）后，情况已经十分清楚。该集团向位于纽约州库德巴克镇（Cuddeback）的“神韵表演艺术中心”（Shen Yun Performing Arts Center）“捐赠”了300万美元。随后，在2021年的990税表中，“神韵”又获得了1040万美元“捐款”。
2022年，“大纪元媒体集团”还向位于（纽约市）西28街的“环球通信网”（Universal Communications Network）捐赠高达4100万美元。该机构与《大纪元时报》使用同一地址。根据“大纪元媒体集团”2023年的990税表，该集团再次向“环球通信网”（即“新唐人电视台”）捐赠1439万美元。
“环球通信网”亦即“新唐人电视台”（New Tang Dynasty，NTD），是一家面向法轮功支持者的电视台，其节目风格类似充满阴谋论内容的美国公共广播公司（PBS）。法轮功是一个反华组织，在许多人看来实属“邪教”。
神韵艺术团受到进一步审查，只是时间问题。关卫东原以为自己能够带着这6700万美元“远走高飞”，但最终还是被政府查获。
以下摘自纽约南区联邦检察官办公室新闻稿：
“自2019年前后至2024年5月，关卫东在担任《大纪元时报》首席财务官期间，伙同他人共谋参与一项规模庞大的国际洗钱计划，将至少6700万美元非法获得的资金洗入以《大纪元时报》及其关联实体名义开设的银行账户。”
“关卫东利用《大纪元时报》的资金，以约每1美元折扣70至80美分的折扣价购买已充值犯罪所得的礼品卡和预付借记卡，再以虚假‘捐款’的名义，将犯罪所得重新洗回《大纪元时报》的账户。”
“当银行就相关可疑交易向其质询并要求说明资金来源时，关卫东蓄意误导银行，使银行相信这些交易属于合法经营活动，而非犯罪所得。”
Dance for Crime: Ex CEO of Epoch Times — Intertwined with Shen Yun Troupe — Pleads Guilty to Stealing $67 Million from the Company
July 11, 2026 12:37 am
ByRoger Friedman
I first told you two years ago how intertwined the Epoch Times was with Shen Yun Dance Troupe.
Yes, the conspiracy driven newspaper run by Chinese dissidents out of upstate New York is part and parcel with that colorful touring group of dancers.
I told you 25 months ago that Bill Guan, then CEO of Epoch Times, was accused of money laundering and stealing $67 million from the media company.
Now Guan has finally pleaded guilty. His crime? According to the New York State Attorney General: “participating in a conspiracy to engage in transactions involving criminal proceeds as part of a transnational scheme to launder at least approximately $67 million of illegally obtained funds to benefit, among others, the Epoch Times.”
“Weidong Guan orchestrated an elaborate multimillion-dollar money laundering scheme to increase revenues at the company where he served as Chief Financial Officer,” said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton. “Corporate leaders like Guan should take notice: boosting revenues through crime will not pay. This Office is committed to holding perpetrators of financial crimes accountable and compensating victims.”
Guan, 63, of Secaucus, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to engage in transactions involving criminal proceeds, which carries a maximum sentence of ten years in prison. Guan also agreed to forfeit at least $67 million, representing property involved in the offense, and separately to pay restitution up to $67 million.
The criminal conduct at issue does not relate to the Epoch Times’ newsgathering activities, according to the State’s press release.
But Epoch Times is under the same roof as Shen Yun, which spends millions advertising in aggressive campaigns.
I told you in 2024: On the Epoch Times’s Form 990 for 2020, the picture becomes clear. The Epoch Association donated $3 million to Shen Yun Performing Arts Center in Cuddeback, New York. Then, on the 2021 Form 990, Shen Yun got another $10.4 million.
In 2022, Epoch Times Association also donated a massive $41 million to the Universal Communications Network on West 28th St. They have the same address as Epoch Times. Universal Communications is also known as New Tang Dynasty, a TV channel that’s like a conspiracy theory PBS for adherents of Falun Gong, a Chinese dissident organization considered by many to be a cult.
UPDATE On their form 990 for 2023, Epoch Times Association donated $14,390,000 again to Universal Communications Network.
Guan thought he’d dance away with the $67 million, but the government caught on. It’s only a matter of time before Shen Yun will come under scrutiny. Read my original report here.
From the State’s Attorney General’s office release:
“From at least in or about 2019, through in or about May 2024, Guan, while serving as Chief Financial Officer of the Epoch Times, conspired with others to participate in a sprawling, international scheme to launder at least approximately $67 million of illegally obtained funds to bank accounts in the names of the Epoch Times and related entities.
“Guan did so by using the Epoch Times’ funds to purchase crime proceeds loaded onto gift cards and prepaid debit cards at discounted rates of approximately 70 to 80 cents on the dollar, and then laundering those crime proceeds back to the Epoch Times under the guise of fake “donations” to the Epoch Times.
“When banks notified Guan that the transactions at issue were suspicious and asked Guan to explain their source, Guan knowingly misled the banks to believe the transactions were legitimate rather than criminal.”
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