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Chinese National Extradited for Alleged Role in Multimillion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Scam Targeting U.S. Citizens
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Zheng Zhao, 44, a Chinese national, was arraigned today in the Central District of California after being extradited from the Netherlands for his alleged role in an international cryptocurrency investment conspiracy carried out from scam centers in the Kingdom of Cambodia that targeted U.S. citizens.
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- IF-B51E2A
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- U.S. Department of Justice
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- Charges & Convictions
- PUBLISHED
- 23 October 2026 · 12:00 UTC
- FIRST SEEN
- 27 October 2026 · 10:03 UTC
- ORIGINAL
- https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/chinese-national-extradited-alleged-role-multimillion-dollar-cryptocurrency-scam-targeting
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- 57d0cca50789b80dbad748cad61b0307b9ca95ad10cc57ca1bf9141ef885568b
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