Casino Mogul Steve Wynn Acted as Agent for China, US Says in Lawsuit

Wynn Resorts Chairman and CEO Steve Wynn speaks at the Global Gaming Expo 2014 at The Venetian Las Vegas in Las Vegas on Sept. 30, 2014. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil lawsuit on May 17 seeking to compel Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn to register as an agent for the Chinese regime.

The department alleges that Wynn lobbied then-President Donald Trump and his administration in 2017 on behalf of China, and Sun Lijun, a former vice minister of China’s ministry of public security.