A Long Island man charged with stealing nearly $3 million from a missing couple was a no-show at his federal court arraignment Monday — and now has an arrest warrant hanging over his head.
Yinye “Roy” Wang, 36, who is facing bank fraud charges for allegedly stealing from Paishuan Fan and his wife, Juanjuan Zwang, was supposed to face a judge in US District Court in Central Islip but went AWOL instead, leaving his accused partner in crime to face the music alone.
“Once apprehended we will arrange for his arraignment,” Judge James M. Wicks said.
Wang, of Roslyn, and Quiju Wu, 55, of Queens, are charged with draining the bank accounts of the missing couple, who vanished from their Old Brookville home on April 2.
Fan, 48, and Zwang, 44, bought the $3.8 million manse with cash after emigrating from China in 2022.
Shortly after they went missing, prosecutors said their bank account was raided, with hundreds of thousands of dollars withdrawn or transferred to other accounts between July and August.
Both victims were added to Wu’s account at some point, listed as “joint with rights of survivorship,” according to a criminal complaint filed in the case — with $2.8 million stolen in total.
Wu was spotted on security cameras inside two Queens banks where some of the transactions took place, while Wang — who has a history of identity theft claims — joined her once, officials said.
Wu was arrested in Texas earlier this month and remained in federal immigration custody before making an appearance Monday in the Long Island federal courtroom.
Wang was arrested in California and released on bond pending Monday’s court appearance.
His lawyer, Felipe Garcia, told the judge that he last heard from his client nearly a week ago, when he reported that he was not allowed to board a plane to New York because he did not have his passport or a Real ID that is now required to board a domestic flight.
Instead, Wang reportedly said he would drive cross country to make it to court — but has not been heard from since, the lawyer said.
Meanwhile, the mystery surrounding the victim couple remains under investigation by Nassau County cops, though no charges have been filed in their disappearance.
The couple ate dinner with their sons, 12 and 20, along with some of the younger child’s friends the night before the children went on a trip to the Catskills the next morning.
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