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Man Accused of Stealing Billions in Crypto Scam Is Captured Abroad

Chen Zhi faces an indictment in federal court in Brooklyn on charges of swindling millions of dollars from Americans as part of a global cryptocurrency scam.

A man who U.S. federal prosecutors said ran one of the largest criminal networks in the world, relying on thousands of enslaved workers in Southeast Asia to bilk victims out of billions of dollars, has been arrested and extradited to China, Cambodian… [2057 chars]

Source: The New York Times | Published: 2026-01-07T22:41:23Z

Credit: The New York Times

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