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  • The Justice Department announced the seizure of $15 billion in cryptocurrency tied to a cyber-enabled fraud and human-trafficking operation, marking a historic forfeiture in DOJ history.
  • The indictment unsealed in Brooklyn charges Chen Zhi, the Cambodian head of Prince Holding Group, with directing forced-labor compounds tied to cryptocurrency investment fraud schemes.
  • U.S. officials describe the scheme as a cyber-enabled fraud operation involving forced labor, money laundering, and thousands of victims across the United States and globally.

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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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Bitcoin worth $14bn seized in US-UK crackdown on alleged scammers

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DOJ seizes $15 billion in bitcoin from massive 'pig butchering' scam based in Cambodia

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Billions in bitcoin seized by DOJ from massive 'pig butchering' crypto scam in Cambodia

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Feds Seize Record-Breaking $15 Billion in Bitcoin From Alleged Scam Empire

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US seizes $15 billion in crypto from 'pig butchering' kingpin

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US, UK sanction huge Southeast Asian crypto scam network

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US charges Cambodian crypto kingpin after largest ever bitcoin seizure

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Bitcoin worth $14bn seized in US-UK crackdown on alleged scammers

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DOJ seizes $15B in bitcoin from massive ‘pig butchering’ scam with ‘forced labor’ — as bosses bought lux watches, real estate

DOJ seizes $15B in bitcoin from massive ‘pig butchering’ scam with ‘forced labor’ — as bosses bought lux watches, real estate

£5bn Bitcoin fraud mastermind had device containing £67m in secret pocket

£5bn Bitcoin fraud mastermind had device containing £67m in secret pocket

The DOJ seized $15 billion in Bitcoin from pig butchering scam ring, officials say

The DOJ seized $15 billion in Bitcoin from pig butchering scam ring, officials say

US charges Cambodian executive in massive crypto scam and seizes more than $14 billion in bitcoin

US charges Cambodian executive in massive crypto scam and seizes more than $14 billion in bitcoin

DOJ Seizes $15 Billion in Bitcoin

DOJ Seizes $15 Billion in Bitcoin

US charges Cambodian executive in massive crypto scam and seizes more than $14 billion in bitcoin

US charges Cambodian executive in massive crypto scam and seizes more than $14 billion in bitcoin

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Huge £11b Bitcoin haul & luxury homes seized in crackdown on romance scams

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Feds seize $15 billion in bitcoin after busting alleged global crypto scam

‘Phone scam kingpin’ has London homes worth £100,000,000 seized in bitcoin bust

‘Phone scam kingpin’ has London homes worth £100,000,000 seized in bitcoin bust

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Feds Seize $15B in Cryptocurrency Cyber-Fraud Case

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Brit charged with founding huge crypto scam

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