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  • The DOJ seized $15 billion in Bitcoin tied to a Cambodia-based pig-butchering scam using forced labor, marking the largest crypto confiscation in U.S. history.
  • Investigators describe a vertically integrated operation where hundreds of Cambodian workers were forced to power the scams, with funds obfuscated by spraying and funneling techniques.
  • The case spans multiple regions, with a network of scam centers across Cambodia and neighboring countries that functioned as forced-labor camps.

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Historic U.S.–U.K. Operation Targets Southeast Asia’s Scam Compounds with Record $15 Billion Bitcoin Seizure | TRM Blog

Historic U.S.–U.K. Operation Targets Southeast Asia’s Scam Compounds with Record $15 Billion Bitcoin Seizure | TRM Blog

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