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OFAC sanctions Chen Zhi and Prince Group targets

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OFAC sanctioned Chen Zhi and 146 other targets tied to the Prince Group, expanding financial restrictions on a major pig butchering scam ecosystem. The action was coordinated with the UK FCDO and targets the network behind large-scale cryptocurrency investment scams. It matters because the designations increase pressure on the group's cross-border financial infrastructure and counterparties.

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  1. 14.10.2025 20:37 1 articles · 7mo ago

    DOJ seizes $15 billion in bitcoin from Prince Group leader

    Initial Disclosure

    U.S. Department of Justice seizes $15 billion in bitcoin from Chen Zhi of Prince Group, describing a Cambodia-linked crime ring that used cryptocurrency investment scams, also known as romance baiting or pig butchering, and forced hundreds of workers into compounds in Cambodia to carry out fraud against victims in the United States and around the world.

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  2. 14.10.2025 20:37 3 articles · 7mo ago

    OFAC sanctions Chen Zhi and 146 Prince Group targets

    Legal Policy Action Update

    U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions Chen Zhi and 146 other Prince Group targets, with the action coordinated with the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office to increase financial pressure on the cross-border cryptocurrency investment scam network.

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