Former Wynn Resorts CEO Steve Wynn could face trial for “failure to register as a Chinese lobbyist,” according to a US District Court for the District of Columbia filing.
The trial would take place sometime next year.
After “repeated requests” for Wynn to register as a foreign agent, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against him in May of this year. The government alleges that Wynn “delivered a message to then-President Donald Trump on behalf of a Chinese government official.”
Wynn denied the allegation, stating that his contact with the Trump administration to inform it that China wanted to extradite exile Guo Wengui “wasn’t lobbying.”
Both Wynn and the DOJ stated that reaching a settlement in the case is unlikely.
This is the latest in a series of legal actions against the former Wynn Resorts executive. Wynn resigned from his position with the company in 2018 after sexual harassment allegations surfaced.
Brenna Schrader filed a federal class action lawsuit against Steve Wynn and Wynn Resorts in 2019. According to the lawsuit, Schrader was “conditioned” to believe she was not allowed to say no to Wynn or any of the VIP guests after she began working for Wynn Resorts in 2010. She was told to give Wynn a massage in 2012 and alleges that he “ordered her to perform a sex act on him” after finding him “completely exposed” when she began the massage.
The lawsuit said Schrader was forced to act as an “on-call sexual servant” going forward.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board recently confirmed it is preparing for a Nevada Gaming Commission disciplinary hearing against Wynn regarding sexual harassment charges. A hearing date has not been set at this time.
