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Chen Zhi
Charged
Prince Group founder/chairman; indicted in EDNY for alleged wire-fraud and money-laundering conspiracies connected to forced-labor scam compounds and cryptocurrency investment fraud schemes (per DOJ press release).
Status
Charged
Jurisdiction
US
Tags
pig-butchering, crypto-investment-fraud, forced-labor, money-laundering, forfeiture, legal-case
Last updated
2026-02-03
Details
- DOJ alleges direction of scam-compound operations where victims were induced to transfer cryptocurrency based on false investment promises ('pig butchering').
- Press release alleges trafficking/forced labor of workers compelled to run online scams.
- DOJ announcement describes a parallel civil forfeiture action targeting a large amount of bitcoin allegedly tied to the scheme.
- Status reflects formal U.S. criminal charging; defendant described as at large in the DOJ release.
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Timeline
2025-10-14
DOJ announced an unsealed indictment charging Cambodian national Chen Zhi (aka Vincent) and a related civil forfeiture complaint tied to alleged proceeds from pig-butchering cryptocurrency investment scams.
• Chairman of Prince Group Indicted for Operating Cambodian Forced Labor Scam Compounds Engaged in Cryptocurrency Fraud Schemes (U.S. Department of Justice (Office of Public Affairs) press-release)