Overview
- U.S. prosecutors, in an announcement Thursday, filed wire fraud conspiracy charges against Chinese nationals Huang Xingshan and Jiang Wen Jie for allegedly running the Shunda Park scam hub in Myanmar.
- Both suspects are in Thai custody after immigration arrests, and U.S. officials are seeking their extradition after the Myanmar site was seized by the Karen National Liberation Army in November 2025.
- Investigators seized a Telegram recruitment channel with more than 6,000 followers, took down over 500 fake investment websites, and restrained more than $700 million in cryptocurrency tied to victim funds.
- Treasury sanctioned Cambodian senator Kok An along with dozens of associates and entities for links to forced-labor fraud networks, with the State Department offering rewards up to $10 million to help recover stolen proceeds.
- Court filings and FBI interviews describe trafficked workers held under threats and ordered to impersonate banks and police on sham apps, part of cyber-enabled scams that the FBI says cost Americans nearly $21 billion in 2025.