Accused Scam Boss Chen Zhi Arrested in Cambodia, Extradited to China: Phnom Penh

File image of Chen Zhi, chairman of the Cambodia-based Prince Holding Group and an alleged kingpin of an international scam syndicate. Image via Prince Holding Group.

Chinese-born tycoon Chen Zhi, who was indicted by the United States on fraud and money-laundering charges for running a multibillion-dollar cyberscam network from Cambodia, has been arrested there and extradited to China, Phnom Penh said Wednesday.

Chen allegedly directed operations of forced labor compounds across Cambodia, where trafficked workers were held in prison-like facilities surrounded by high walls and barbed wire, according to US prosecutors.

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