Feds Seize $15 Billion in Bitcoin from Alleged Scam Empire
TL;DR
Chen Zhi, a young Chinese-born entrepreneur and head of Prince Group in Cambodia, is accused by the US of running a massive cyber-fraud empire linked to over $14 billion in stolen cryptocurrency, involving scams, human trafficking, and money laundering, leading to international sanctions and his disappearance from public view.
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