Feds Charge Vietnamese National in $16M Pig Butchering Crypto Scheme
A Vietnamese national has been charged with laundering money from a sprawling “pig butchering” cryptocurrency scam that U.S. federal prosecutors say bilked one victim out of roughly $16 million, and moved tens of millions more through his digital wallets over several years. Alleged ‘Pig Butchering’ Crypto Fraud Trung Nguyen Van, 37, faces a two-count criminal […]
Key Takeaways
- A Vietnamese national has been charged with laundering money from a sprawling “pig butchering” cryptocurrency scam that U.S.
- federal prosecutors say bilked one victim out of roughly $16 million, and moved tens of millions more through his digital wallets over several years.
- Alleged ‘Pig Butchering’ Crypto Fraud Trung Nguyen Van, 37, faces a two-count criminal […]
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