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The fugitive kept many names. For an HSBC bank account in Canada, he was Feng Li. For an Industrial and Commercial Bank of China account, he was Ling Wang. For another, he was Bo Gong. The fugitive had a litany of companies too, though what they actually did was unclear: CJ Max Investments LLC, Faith Advance Limited, S&O Investments LLC. He had investments the world over: the United States, Panama, Cyprus, Austria, St. Kitts and Nevis. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, all of it â
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