'Pig Butchering' Fugitive Gets 20 Years For $73M Crypto Scam

By Katryna Perera ( February 10, 2026, 7:07 PM EST) -- A dual citizen of China and Saint Kitts and Nevis was sentenced in absentia to 20 years in prison and three years supervised release for his role in an international money laundering scheme that laundered over $73 million worth of criminal proceeds obtained through so-called "pig butchering" cryptocurrency investment scams....

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