OAN Staff Jenna Lee
4:46 PM – Thursday, April 23, 2026
The Department of Justice announced through U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia (D.C.), Jeanine Pirro, Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Criminal Division, and partners that the Scam Center Strike Force is using a series of planned actions against Southeast Asian criminal organizations operating scam centers that have defrauded Americans out of billions of dollars.
The enforcement action targeted a sophisticated scam network, resulting in charges against two Chinese nationals. These individuals purportedly managed a cryptocurrency fraud compound in Burma and attempted to expand operations into Cambodia.
Further disruptions included the seizure of 503 fraudulent investment websites and a Telegram recruitment channel used to lure human trafficking victims into law enforcement impersonation scams.
“The Department’s Criminal Division is proud to partner with U.S. Attorney Pirro’s office on the latest enforcement actions of the Scam Center Strike Force to stop foreign-based criminal networks that exploit vulnerable Americans,” said Duva. “Fraudsters who target Americans from overseas may believe that they cannot be reached, but the Department of Justice and our Strike Force partners are working to ensure that these criminals cannot operate with impunity, no matter where in the world they reside.”
FBI Director Kash Patel also took to X to announce the Strike Force’s coordinated efforts to take down the corrupt groups.
The Strike Force further revealed criminal complaints and arrest warrants against the two Chinese nationals who have connection with cryptocurrency investment fraud operations at the Shunda compound in Min Let Pan.
Huang Xingshan (alias “Ah Zhe” or “Huang Xing Saan”) and Jiang Wen Jie (alias “Jiang Nan”) have been charged with wire fraud conspiracy for their roles as managers of the Shunda compound. Operating from approximately January to November 2025, the facility was eventually captured by the Karen National Liberation Army of Burma.
Under their management, the compound utilized fraudulent websites and mobile applications to impersonate legitimate investment platforms, defrauding victims globally, including those in the United States. These operations relied on human trafficking. Employees were held against their will and coerced into committing fraud under the constant threat of violence and torture.
Pirro officially launched the Scam Center Strike Force in November 2025 to address the growing threat by the scam centers primarily in Southeast Asia. Trump signed an executive order (EO) on March 6, 2026, directing his administration to prioritize cybercrime, fraud, and predatory schemes draining American families of their life savings.
“The President’s Executive Order Combating Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against American Citizens establishes a clear, whole-of-government strategy to confront cyber-enabled crime and transnational scam operations – bringing together law enforcement, intelligence, diplomatic, and financial tools in a unified effort,” said U.S. Attorney Pirro. “Building on that direction, the Scam Center Strike Force launched in November 2025 has delivered real operational results and reflects the kind of focused action this strategy demands. Together, these efforts are driving a coordinated campaign to disrupt and impose consequences on the transnational criminal organizations behind these schemes.”
“Today we announce significant milestones in that fight,” Pirro continued. “We have charged the Chinese bosses who ran a scam compound in Burma, where trafficked workers were beaten and forced to steal from Americans. We have seized a Telegram channel that was luring workers into a forced labor compound in Cambodia where they were ordered to pose as U.S. banks and NYPD to steal American’s life savings. We have taken down more than 500 websites used to steal people’s savings. And my Office continues to work to identify funds stolen from victims, having now caused restraint of more than $700 million in cryptocurrency involved in money laundering from U.S. victims of fraud. This Administration is lock-step in combatting these scams, and we are not done.”
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