US Treasury Sanctions Cambodian Tycoon Over Crypto Fraud and Trafficking Links
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on Cambodian tycoon Ly Yong Phat and his businesses, linking them to human trafficking and forced labor scams involving cryptocurrency fraud. Victims were manipul...
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