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US news
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago

Record $15B Bitcoin cyber scam seizure: Bay Area investigator visited suspect's company in Cambodia

The U.S. Justice Department seized $15 billion in Bitcoin from Chen Zhi's Cambodia-based cyber fraud network that used captive workers to scam Americans.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Crypto worth 67m found hidden in Bitcoin fraudster's trousers

Zhimin Qian surrendered access to 67 million additional Bitcoin after police found a concealed digital device, adding to a 5.1bn seizure to fund victim compensation.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

U.S. charges Cambodian tycoon in massive alleged cryptocurrency scam

U.S. authorities seized nearly $15 billion in bitcoin and charged Prince Holding Group Chairman Chen Zhu with wire fraud, money laundering, and human trafficking-related offenses.
World news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Record bitcoin sum seized in UK-US crackdown on romance scam centres

Authorities seized $15bn worth of bitcoin and multiple London properties in a joint UK-US operation targeting industrial-scale romance scam networks that traffic victims.
UK news
fromBitcoin Magazine
3 weeks ago

Woman Pleads Guilty In $7 Billion Bitcoin Fraud Case In UK

A Chinese national pleaded guilty in London to laundering bitcoin tied to a multi‑billion‑pound Chinese investment fraud and awaits sentencing.
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