The U.S. Department of Justice has charged two Chinese nationals, Daren Li and Yicheng Zhang, for orchestrating a pig butchering scam that laundered $73 million through shell companies. They were arrested in Atlanta and Los Angeles, respectively.
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The U.S. Department of Justice has charged Daren Li and Yicheng Zhang with laundering $73 million through a pig butchering crypto scam. The scam involved deceiving victims into transferring funds to shell companies' bank accounts, which were then laundered through U.S. financial institutions and converted to cryptocurrency in the Bahamas. Both face severe legal consequences, including up to 20 years in prison for each count.
