US DOJ Strike Force Recovers $580M in Crypto from Scams
- The US Department of Justice’s Scam Center Strike Force has seized $580 million in digital assets linked to pig butchering scams.
- These scams are operated by Chinese transnational criminal organizations and primarily based in Southeast Asia.
- The strike force was established last November to dismantle the global infrastructure behind these frauds.
- Pig butchering involves romance-investment fraud, where victims are led to fake trading platforms.
- Attorney Jeanine Pirro leads federal prosecutions related to this initiative, which has recovered $402 million by January 2026.
The DOJ’s Scam Center Strike Force has successfully recovered $580 million in digital assets from pig butchering scams run by Chinese criminal organizations. This effort, led by Attorney Jeanine Pirro, aims to dismantle these operations across Southeast Asia.
Source (3.2)https://cryptobriefing.com/crypto-asset-seizures-from-pig-butchering-scams/?rand=59535
