US Feds Arrest Three Men for Allegedly Duping Banks out of $10,000,000 and Funneling Cash to Crypto Exchanges - The Daily Hodl
The Daily Hodl
17 Nov 2023 7:45 PM
Federal law enforcement authorities have arrested three men accused of scamming millions from US banks and financial institutions and then moving the stolen money into foreign cryptocurrency exchanges. ...
- Three men have been arrested for scamming millions from US banks and moving the stolen money into foreign cryptocurrency exchanges.
- Zhong Shi Gao, Naifeng Xu, and Fei Jiang recruited individuals to open bank accounts, took control of the accounts, and filed fraudulent reports claiming unauthorized transactions.
- The banks would temporarily credit the money, allowing the perpetrators to withdraw or convert it into cryptocurrency before the fraud was discovered.
- The scheme stole over $10 million from nearly a dozen US banks and financial institutions.
- The accused are facing charges of bank fraud conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, and aggravated identity theft.
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