Prosecutors across Asia and the U.S. have seized assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars from Chen Zhi, a Cambodian businessman accused of leading a global cyber-scam syndicate linked to the Prince Holding Group, with investigations revealing extensive illicit financial activities and assets across multiple countries.
Cambodia's government hopes the US and UK have sufficient evidence as they pursue sanctions against Prince Holding Group and Chen Zhi, accused of running online scams and using forced labor, with Chen remaining at large and facing serious charges in the US. The governments have imposed sanctions and frozen assets, highlighting the group's alleged involvement in transnational crime, while Cambodia emphasizes its legal compliance and willingness to cooperate with evidence-backed requests.
The U.S. has seized over $14 billion in bitcoin and charged Chen Zhi, founder of Cambodian conglomerate Prince Holding Group, with orchestrating a massive cryptocurrency scam involving forced labor, violence, and money laundering, highlighting the scale of Southeast Asia's scam economy and international efforts to combat it.