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US Returns $700 M from Chinese Crypto Scam, Thai Arrests

4/24/2026

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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced that $700 million seized from a Chinese-led cryptocurrency fraud will be returned to victims and that the 2025-formed Scam Center Strike Force targets Chinese crime under U.S. President Donald Trump.
Thai police arrested Huang Xingshan and Jiang Wen Jie, who ran a forced-labor scam in Burma defrauding U.S. seniors.
Law-enforcement seized 1,300 computers, thousands of phones, a Telegram channel and 503 websites tied to the scheme.

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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced that $700 million seized from a Chinese-led cryptocurrency fraud will be returned to victims and that the 2025-formed Scam Center Strike Force targets Chinese crime under U.S. President Donald Trump.
Thai police arrested Huang Xingshan and Jiang Wen Jie, who ran a forced-labor scam in Burma defrauding U.S. seniors.
Law-enforcement seized 1,300 computers, thousands of phones, a Telegram channel and 503 websites tied to the scheme.