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- The Epoch Times, a media company linked to China's Falun Gong movement, has grown massively.
- It says its pro-Trump, conspiracy theory-heavy editorial content has won donations and subscriptions.
- But federal prosecutors say its growth was fueled largely by its CFO's pandemic-era cybercrime spree.
The Epoch Times, a US media company linked to Chinese dissidents that seemingly shot to success by embracing Donald Trump and conspiracy theories, significantly funded its growth with proceeds of cybercrime, according to federal prosecutors.