The Department of Justice seal is seen during a news conference at the DOJ office in Washington on May 16, 2023. Jose Luis Magana/ AP Photo
Federal authorities have seized $15 billion in bitcoin from Chen Zhi, a Chinese-Cambodian kingpin accused of running a sprawling scam enterprise that relies on human trafficking and slavery, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Tuesday.
The asset seizure is part of a broader criminal investigation into Chen and his conglomerate, Prince Group, a Cambodia-based business empire that prosecutors said masked one of Asia’s largest transnational fraud and human trafficking networks.
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