FBI Arrests Three in Pig Butchering Crypto Scam Tied to $13M Fraud Scheme

Federal authorities arrested three individuals in California for allegedly laundering over $13 million from victims of crypto investment scams known as “pig butchering.” The suspects, including Chinese nationals Mingzhi Li and Zeyue Jia, along with Jun Shi, allegedly created shell companies—Magic Location Trading and Stone Water Trading—to operate unregistered money service businesses that funneled funds […]