Yesterday, we received a cease and desist letter from KuCoin's legal team demanding we remove our investigation into their alleged role in a $1.5 billion money laundering network tied to former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. We stand by our reporting and won't be intimidated.
A criminal network connected to disgraced crypto firm KuCoin and a Thai political dynasty is moving hundreds of millions of dollars in dirty money across Southeast Asia, and U.S. law enforcement wants to stop it.
Inside the $1.5B shadow empire: How convicted criminal Benjamin Mauerberger became the financial fixer for Thailand's Shinawatra dynasty, operating from Cambodia's crime hubs to Manhattan penthouses—and why the US is watching closely.
Yim Leak, the son of Cambodia's deputy prime minister, is showing off on a private jet - G550, purchased for around $20 million in the middle of last year.
