A mysterious South African took over a sovereign nation, armed with a flood of untraceable wealth from scam compounds enslaving thousands. This is the story of how Chinese organized crime captured Thailand — and why America should be terrified.
For the last several months, we've been tracking a $1.5 billion criminal enterprise that spans from Cambodian scam centers to Thai boardrooms to New York penthouses. This investigation reveals how dirty money flows through Southeast Asia's financial system with the protection of political elites.
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.
