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How One Prosecutor Is Cracking a $3B ‘Pig-Butchering’ Empire

Trafficked workers in Southeast-Asian compounds run crypto romance scams siphoning $3 B. Now U.S. prosecutor Erin West’s Operation Shamrock is prying open the ‘pig-butchering’ machine—and fighting to free victims. Full story inside.

By Tom Wright · 30 July 2025 · 2 min read

How One Prosecutor Is Cracking a $3B ‘Pig-Butchering’ Empire

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