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January 09
Cambodia extradites alleged scam-center conglomerate head to China
Asia Times / ORGANIZED CRIME AND CORRUPTION REPORTING PROJECTThe sanctioned head of Cambodia’s Prince Group — which the United States has dubbed a “transnational criminal organization” — has been extradited to China, officials said in a statement today. Prince Group Chairman Chen Zhi was arrested on January 6 along with two other people, Cambodia’s ministry of interior said in a statement. The arrests came […] The post Cambodia extradites alleged scam-center conglomerate head to China appeared first on Asia Times.3 hours ago | ភាសារខ្មែរCambodia dissolves accused scam tycoon Chen Zhi’s Prince Bank
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The Guardian / Reuters In BeijingChen founded multinational conglomerate Prince Group that US says is front for multibillion-dollar fraud operationChinese television has shown footage of the US-indicted tycoon Chen Zhi being escorted by armed police after his extradition to China from Cambodia, where authorities on Thursday ordered the liquidation of a bank he founded linked to a massive “scam centre” network.Chen, who chairs a conglomerate the United States says is a front for a multibillion-dollar online fraud operation, was shown in handcuffs and hooded as he was led off a plane at a Beijing airport by black-clad Swat officers, with the state broadcaster CCTV describing him as the “leader of a major transnational gambling and fraud crime syndicate”.16 hours ago | ភាសារខ្មែរ