A jury in the federal court of Los Angeles, California, recently ruled that former Major League Baseball star outfielder Yasiel Puig is guilty of two felonies—one for obstructing justice and one for perjury. The 35-year-old Cuban player, once a star with the Dodgers, now faces up to 15 years in fede
Taiwan recently cracked down on a major illegal online gambling and money laundering case, with 35 people indicted and the funds involved exceeding 30.6 billion New Taiwan dollars (about 975 million US dollars); at the same time, although the British horse racing industry avoided direct taxation, it
Thailand's Anti-Money Laundering Office has recently launched a strong enforcement storm, taking freezing, confiscation, and judicial transfer measures against 47 major cases, with the total value of the involved assets approaching 1.2 billion Thai Baht, covering areas such as religious fundraising,
Recently, the news that Chen Zhi, the founder of Cambodia's casino and hotel giant Prince Group, was detained and deported back to China has caused quite a stir both regionally and internationally. This case is not simple, as the US authorities had earlier accused him of being the leader of a vast o
Argentina's judicial department recently successfully froze a huge amount of assets from an illegal online gambling network, amounting to 410 million euros, which is no small sum. One of the leaders of the network, 54-year-old Roberto Javier Zuco, has been ordered to continue pre-trial detention. Th
China recently launched a large-scale cross-border anti-gambling operation, with exceptionally strong law enforcement and a particularly wide scope, targeting not only domestic illegal gambling but also transnational criminal groups based in Southeast Asia. This operation aims to completely destroy
Thailand's law enforcement agencies have recently cracked down on a criminal group involved in illegal online gambling and money laundering, with the case amounting to 2.4 billion Thai baht. The operation, led by the Thailand Special Investigation Bureau, targeted the group's use of illegal websites
The Thai government has recently established a "Special Anti-Fraud and Anti-Gambling Task Force" aimed at comprehensively tracking suspicious financial flows related to online gambling, fraud, and other illegal activities, in order to cut off the financial lifelines of criminal groups. This initiati
On October 6, Thai police successfully dismantled a large online gambling group named "Jing Jai Bet," which was involved in financial transactions amounting to 1 billion Thai Baht. During the operation, the police arrested 4 suspects, with one additional suspect still at large. Assets worth over 35
The Philippine Senate Blue Ribbon Committee held a hearing on September 23, with Bryce Hernandez, the former Assistant Engineer of the First District of the Department of Public Works in Wu Liu Gan Province, in attendance to testify. The hearing mainly revolved around discussions on alleged improper
The Philippines Bureau of Immigration recently arrested a South Korean financial fugitive wanted by Interpol in Parañaque City. The 41-year-old female suspect, Kim Mi-ri, is wanted for her involvement in large-scale investment fraud and money laundering activities in South Korea, with the total amou
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) of the Philippines recently announced the results of an investigation, which drew regulatory attention to Jaypee "Peejay" De Leon Mendoza, the former head of the First Engineering District of Bulacan Province under the Department of Public Works and Highways
Indonesian authorities are intensifying efforts to combat illegal online gambling. The National Police Criminal Investigation Department recently announced that it has frozen a total of approximately 154.3 billion Indonesian Rupiah (US$9.5 million) in funds, which are distributed across 811 bank acc
Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) recently collaborated in a joint operation in Chiang Mai, successfully dismantling a large criminal network that used illegal English Premier League streaming services linked to online gambling platforms
Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) launched a major crackdown on August 20 in Chiang Mai, targeting a criminal network involved in online gambling and the illegal broadcasting of football matches, freezing related assets totaling up to 2 billion baht.This operation was led by DSI D
On August 2, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) of the Philippines, in collaboration with the international crime department and the immigration bureau, raided an apartment in Parañaque City suspected of being used for fraudulent activities. The operation, initially aimed at a fraud den, une
