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Crypto fraud kingpin charged in NYC indictment busted in Cambodia, deported to China

The feds announced they had seized $15 billion in bitcoin from Chen, in what prosecutors described as the largest forfeiture action in U.S. Department of Justice history.

An alleged crypto fraud kingpin accused by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn of overseeing brutal forced labor camps has been arrested in Cambodia — but it’s not clear if he’ll ever face a judge in New York.
Chen Zhi, 37, was arrested Tuesday and depor… [2003 chars]

Source: New York Daily News | Published: 2026-01-07T17:29:05Z

Credit: New York Daily News

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