A transnational investigation into cryptocurrency "pig-butchering" schemes netted more than 275 arrests, including six people who are now facing charges in San Diego.
The Department of Justice announced April 29 that at least 276 people allegedly connected to cryptocurrency fraud schemes were arrested, and "at least nine scam centers" used to facilitate the operations had been dismantled. The schemes reportedly syphoned millions of dollars from Americans' bank accounts.
Six of the individuals arrested are facing federal fraud and money laundering charges in the Southern District of California. Four were identified as Thet Min Nyi, 27, of Myanmar; and Indonesian nationals Wiliang Awang, 23; Andreas Chandra, 29; and Lisa Mariam, 29. Two other unidentified individuals currently on the run are also facing charges.
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