According to the US, Chen’s facilities used 1,250 mobile phones that controlled 76,000 accounts on a social media platform.
The alleged head of a Cambodian criminal ring and his associates set up a family office in Singapore that claimed to receive tax breaks, while also building relationships with firms backed by state investor Temasek Holdings and spending millions on properties in the city-state.
Chen Zhi, the chairman of Prince Holding Group, heads what US prosecutors say is one of the largest transnational criminal organisations in Asia. He and multiple associates, including three Singapore citizens, were sanctioned by US authorities Tuesday over their alleged involvement in a ring that used cryptocurrency to launder billions generated from online investment scams.
