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Cambodia Extradites Accused Cyberscam Boss to China
Chinese authorities said Li Xiong was a core member of a cross-border fraud syndicate and remains under coercive measures.
- On Wednesday, Chinese authorities extradited Li Xiong from Cambodia to China, where he faces charges as a core member of a criminal network led by magnate Chen Zhi.
- Investigations linked Li, the former chairman of Huione Group, to a "major cross-border gambling and fraud syndicate," according to China's Ministry of Public Security.
- Chen, founder of the US-indicted Prince Group, was extradited to China in January after the United States alleged his conglomerate operated "one of Asia's largest transnational criminal organizations."
- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet pushed back on allegations of government connivance in February, stating authorities "did not know that he was the kingpin."
- Cambodia has emerged as a hotspot for cyberscam operations, with a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson stating "combating online gambling and telecoms fraud is the shared responsibility of the global community.
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AlKhaleej TodayChina extradites alleged scam boss from Cambodia over multibillion-dollar crime ring
BEIJING, April 1 — A China-born accused scam boss was extradited from Cambodia, Chinese state media said today, linking him to an alleged kingpin indicted by the US for running a multibillion-dollar cyberscam network from the Southeast Asian nation.“Investigations found that Li Xiong, the former chairman of Huione Group under the Prince Group, is suspected of multiple crimes,” state-run CCTV said, with the report calling Li “a core member of Che…
·Selangor, Malaysia
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Alleged scam boss extradited from Cambodia to China
A China-born accused scam boss was extradited from Cambodia, Chinese state media said Wednesday, linking him to an alleged kingpin indicted by the US for running a multibillion-dollar cyberscam network from the Southeast Asian nation.
·Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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