A Chinese national has been extradited from Guatemala to the United States to face drug trafficking-related charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced on Feb. 3. Xu Wenshen was arrested in Guatemala City on July 17, 2025, at the…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed sanctions on eight North Korean nationals and two Russians for their roles in North Korea government-run IT worker schemes that targeted U.S. businesses and generated revenue for Pyongyang's unlawful…
Greg Lui of Earthmade Computer allegedly took in $176 million from two Malaysian shipping firms in 2024 alone, part of a scheme prosecutors say moved nearly $300 million in Nvidia hardware to China. A federal indictment unsealed this month accuses a California server…
LOS ANGELES – A Chinese national made his initial court appearance today after being extradited from the Netherlands for his alleged role in an international cryptocurrency investment conspiracy carried out from scam centers in the Kingdom of Cambodia that targeted 174 identified…
An ICIJ investigation reveals how Ilan Shor's A7 moves rubles in numbered bags from a Moscow market through sanctioned bank PSB and intermediaries in Kyrgyzstan to Chinese suppliers; the convicted Moldovan fugitive operates under Putin's protection
Law enforcement officials in Colombia have detained eight individuals suspected of facilitating the conversion of drug cartel proceeds into cryptocurrency. The operation was executed with the collaboration of American intelligence organizations. — Fiscalía Colombia (@FiscaliaCol) October 21, 2026 During one synchronized raid, law…
A Chinese national has been extradited from the Netherlands to the U.S. over his alleged role in a multimillion-dollar cryptocurrency investment scam targeting 174 U.S. citizens, with more than $36.9 million in victim funds allegedly routed through a Bahamas bank before being converted into…
Zheng Zhao faces a money laundering conspiracy charge tied to fake crypto trading sites that allegedly took more than $36.9 million from at least 174 Americans Zheng Zhao, a 44-year-old Chinese national, landed in Los Angeles on October 23, 2026, after being extradited from…
Home > flash news > Colombian Authorities Arrest 8 Cartel Suspects Linked To $42M Crypto Scheme The Colombian Attorney General’s Office announced the arrest of eight individuals wanted for extradition to the United States on alleged drug trafficking and money laundering charges. One of…
Between May and November 2023, Zuluaga Duque worked alongside several associates to move roughly $14.5 million in drug trafficking proceeds through a cross-border cryptocurrency laundering network. By then, the heat was on. Colombian authorities arrested Zuluaga Duque and other defendants in Medellín…
Sanctions evasion and export-control crimes: AI chips and military technology smuggled to China, Russia and Iran.
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