當地時間6月3日,美國司法部網站公布了一則起訴書,指控「法輪功」邪教組織旗下媒體《大紀元時報》首席財務官關偉東(Bill Guan,音譯)涉嫌跨國洗錢,將至少約6700萬美元(約合人民幣4.85億元)非法所得洗白,以使自己和《大紀元時報》受益。關偉東已於6月2日被捕,3日下午接受了美國地方法院審理。《紐約時報》、英國廣播公司(BBC)等媒體紛紛報道此事,報道還指出,《大紀元時報》曾與特朗普關係甚密,是特朗普的重要支持者之一,不少美國右翼政客也與該報和「法輪功」有勾連。![](data:image/png;base64,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《紐約時報》報道截圖
起訴書顯示,關偉東的洗錢計劃從2020年開始,一直持續到今年5月,這與《大紀元時報》巨大的財務增長期剛好相對應。根據聯邦稅務文件,該報2020年總收入從前一年的1500萬美元(約合人民幣1.09億元)一下子提高到6200萬美元(約合人民幣4.49億元),增長了410%。第二年,收入再次躍升,提高到1.21億美元(約合人民幣8.76億元)。而這些稅務申報表,都是由關偉東以該組織最高財務主管的身份簽署的。
關偉東和該報的其他人員將財務業績的暴增歸因於《大紀元時報》付費發行量的增長或支持者的捐款。有一次他們給國會議員寫信,稱「訂閱是其資金的主要增長點」。
但聯邦檢察官表示,事實上,上述大部分資金來自一個複雜的洗錢計劃。在該計劃中,關偉東管理了一個名為「在線賺錢」(MMO)的海外團隊,該團隊成員使用加密貨幣在網上以折扣價購入了數萬張預付借記卡,但卡內的錢都是非法來源,甚至包括通過騙保所得的失業救濟金。MMO團隊使用個人身份開設賬戶,並通過這些賬戶將非法所得存入與《大紀元時報》相關的銀行賬戶,再通過《大紀元時報》持有的其他銀行賬戶、關偉東的個人銀行賬戶以及他的個人加密貨幣賬戶進一步洗錢。在他的個人賬戶中,被存入了1670萬美元(約合人民幣1.2億元),但在納稅申報中,關偉東並沒有報告這些收入。
檢方還表示,當銀行和加密貨幣交易平台就涉及《大紀元時報》賬戶的大量可疑交易一事詢問關偉東時,他一再否認存在任何違規行為,並謊稱資金的增加主要是來自於發行量上漲和捐款,稱這代表「(《大紀元時報》)支持者的捐款越來越多,越來越多的人喜歡我們的媒體」。
目前,聯邦大陪審團以一項共謀洗錢罪和兩項銀行欺詐罪起訴了關偉東。據《紐約時報》報道,一旦罪名成立,關偉東將分別因洗錢和欺詐銀行面臨最高20年和30年的刑期。
曼哈頓聯邦法院發言人稱,現年61歲的關偉東來自美國新澤西州錫考克斯(Secaucus),已於3日晚上被拘留,他的保釋金為300萬美元(約合人民幣2172萬元),其中包括25萬美元(約合人民幣181萬元)保證金。根據保釋條款,如若獲釋,關偉東仍必須繼續被監視居住。
報道此事的英美媒體還特別提到《大紀元時報》近些年積極向特朗普及不少美國右翼政客靠攏,試圖將自己從一個邪教喉舌洗白為一家美國「主流媒體」。2020年,《大紀元時報》前工作人員告訴《紐約時報》,在2016年大選期間,該報支持特朗普參選。特朗普獲勝后,《大紀元時報》便成了他的狂熱支持者,頻繁發布有關特朗普當局的信息,並將自己打造成右翼宣傳機器。
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《大紀元時報》也是右翼陰謀論的主要傳播者,特別是在社交媒體上,尤其是在臉譜(Facebook)上建立了一個廣泛而複雜的頁面網路,通過病毒式傳播方式瘋狂發布有關內容和廣告。2019年,《大紀元時報》因違反臉譜平台透明度要求,被臉譜禁止投放廣告,但仍繼續在其他平台上大發廣告。