Alleged scam mastermind arrested after being exposed by BBC
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Kuong Li, a 50-year-old Cambodian businessman, was arrested and charged with multiple crimes including fraud, money laundering, and illegal recruitment for exploitation. The arrest follows a 2023 BBC Eye investigation that exposed alleged online scam operations within a compound he owned in Sihanoukville. The investigation, "The Pig Butchering Romance Scam," featured accounts of individuals trafficked into Cambodia and forced to work in the compound, scamming victims in Europe and the United States. One man, identified as Didi, secretly recorded footage inside the compound and eventually escaped. The Phnom Penh court ordered Kuong Li to be held in custody pending further proceedings on January 15th. The arrest is part of a wider effort by Cambodian authorities to combat organized online fraud.
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