A British Columbia journalist who was targeted for months by followers of Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui says he’s feeling “tremendous relief” after Guo was sentenced to 30 years in a U.S. jail for fraud.

Benson Gao, also known as Gao Bingchen, says he was “overwhelmed with mixed emotions” at the sentencing, while believing Guo got off lightly considering the “pain and torture” that his family had suffered over the past few years.

Guo, who fled China a decade ago and … was sentenced in a Manhattan courtroom packed with his supporters.

Judge Analisa Torres said … that he “preyed on those seeking to bring democracy to China,” taking their money so he could live lavishly, and he had called upon supporters “to harass and intimidate those who dare to speak out against him.”

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