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Carolina AGs joined by other states in targeting WeChat over alleged fentanyl-related money laundering
- On May 12, 2025, Jeff Jackson, the Attorney General of North Carolina, led a bipartisan group of six state attorneys general in urging WeChat to take action against money laundering connected to fentanyl trafficking within the United States.
- This move came after substantial evidence revealed that WeChat’s secure messaging system combined with its built-in financial transaction capabilities enables cross-border money laundering activities that contribute to the fentanyl epidemic.
- The coalition’s letter, signed by attorneys general from Colorado, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, South Carolina, and North Carolina, asked WeChat to explain compliance with laws and anti-money laundering measures by June 11.
- In 2023, more than 1,200 fentanyl-related overdose deaths occurred across the country, with North Carolina experiencing nearly six fatalities each day. Meanwhile, officials highlighted that WeChat's platform is being exploited to quietly move funds generated from fentanyl sales, facilitating money laundering activities with little chance of detection.
- The attorneys general’s deadline to receive a response within 30 days reflects intensified efforts to hold WeChat accountable and disrupt digital channels sustaining fentanyl trafficking and money laundering.
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Colorado AG joins other states to target Chinese app linked to international fentanyl trade
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser speaks in January 2024 at the Colorado Bar Association office in Denver. (Lindsey Toomer/Colorado Newsline)A version of this story originally appeared in the South Carolina Daily Gazette. Attorneys general from six states, including Colorado, say they’re demanding accountability from WeChat, a Chinese messaging and payment platform being used by fentanyl traffickers. The bipartisan group is giving WeChat, wh…
AGs in six states, including NH, target Chinese app linked to international fentanyl trade • New Hampshire Bulletin
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson speaks at a news conference on Monday, May 12, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C., about an effort to hold WeChat, a Chinese messaging app, accountable for its role in the fentanyl trade. He’s accompanied by North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Lt. Robert Sprague. (Photo courtesy of Attorney General Alan Wilson’s Office)Attorneys general from six states, including New Ham…
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Index-JournalAGs in both Carolinas target Chinese app linked to international fentanyl trade
Attorney General Alan Wilson speaks at a news conference on Monday, May 12, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C., about an effort to hold WeChat, a Chinese messaging app, accountable for its role in the fentanyl trade. He's accompanied by North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Lt. Robert Sprague. (Photo courtesy of Attorney General Alan Wilson's Office)Attorneys general from six states, including both Carolinas, say th…
Chinese app sits at the center of fentanyl epidemic, group of attorneys general says
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — At the center of the fentanyl crisis sits a Chinese messaging app, six attorneys general said in a letter to the encrypted platform Monday. WeChat could face criminal charges for allowing dealers and money launderers to seamlessly…
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