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BREAKINGINTERPOL First Light 2026: 5,811 arrests, USD 293M intercepted across 97 countries·Epoch Times ex-CFO pleads guilty in $67M laundering scheme; crypto-bought cards at 70-80 cents on the dollar·Wisconsin prosecutors charge Circle with contempt over stolen-USDC recovery order·BREAKINGDOJ Strike Force charges two operators of Burma fraud compound; $700M restrained, 503 …·BREAKINGOFAC designates Cambodian Senator Kok An and 28 targets tied to scam compounds·OCCRP: Prince-linked figures tied to crypto resort project in Timor-Leste·UK sanctions operators of '#8 Park', believed to be Cambodia's largest scam compound …·UN OHCHR: 300,000+ people from 66 countries forced to work in scam operations; Mekong …·OFAC designates DKBA armed group and Trans Asia network for developing Burma scam cent…·
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97 countries, 5,811 arrests: INTERPOL closes its largest anti-fraud operation of the year

Operation First Light 2026 intercepted USD 293 million in fiat and virtual assets and identified more than 142,000 victims of social engineering fraud worldwide.

LYON, FRANCEEVENT JULY 9, 20264 MIN READPUBLISHED 2026-07-11

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ENFORCEMENTANEW YORK, USA

Media company CFO pleads guilty in $67 million scheme that washed fraud proceeds through crypto and prepaid cards

Weidong "Bill" Guan, former chief financial officer of The Epoch Times, admitted directing a scheme that bought crime proceeds loaded onto gift cards and prepaid debit cards at 70 to 80 cents on the dollar, then moved the funds into company accounts as fake donations.

LITIGATIONAWALWORTH COUNTY, WISCONSIN

Wisconsin prosecutors file criminal complaint against Circle over refusal to return stolen victim funds

The USDC issuer froze a scam victim's stolen stablecoins on a court order, then, prosecutors allege, refused the order to give them back.

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