公安部官宣!陈志,被押解回国!
中国基金报·2026-01-08 09:25

Core Viewpoint - The article discusses the successful repatriation of Chen Zhi, the leader of a major cross-border gambling and fraud crime syndicate, from Cambodia to China, highlighting the effectiveness of law enforcement cooperation between China and Cambodia in combating international telecom fraud [2][5]. Group 1: Background on Chen Zhi - Chen Zhi, born in December 1987 in Fuzhou, China, is a dual citizen of the UK and Cambodia, and the founder and CEO of Prince Group, which has invested over $2 billion in real estate in Cambodia since its establishment in 2015 [7]. - After dropping out of school, Chen Zhi worked as a network administrator and later formed a hacking team to attack websites, eventually fleeing to Cambodia in 2010 [7]. - In Cambodia, he allegedly built a transnational crime network under the guise of real estate development, involving the coercion of laborers into cryptocurrency scams [7]. Group 2: Criminal Activities and Legal Actions - The U.S. Department of Justice issued an international warrant for Chen Zhi in October 2025, accusing him of 23 felonies including telecom fraud and money laundering, and seizing 127,271 bitcoins valued at approximately $15 billion, marking the largest single asset seizure in U.S. history [7]. - In November 2025, Hong Kong police froze assets worth HKD 2.75 billion linked to a criminal group involved in international telecom fraud and money laundering, identified as the Prince Group [8]. - In December 2025, Thailand's Anti-Money Laundering Office froze and seized 289 assets related to Chen Zhi, valued at approximately THB 10.165 billion, connected to major cases of transnational fraud and technical crimes [8].