US slaps sanctions on Cambodian senator suspected of controlling scam centres
The US government has imposed sanctions on a Cambodian senator alleging he is at the heart of a sprawling scam network, as the Southeast Asian nation comes under intense pressure – including from China – to eliminate a cybercrime industry worth nearly US$20 billion a year.
The US Treasury tagged Senator Kok An, a tycoon with close ties to former leader Hun Sen whose son is now prime minister, and 28 other associates as “specially designated nationals” suspected of controlling “scam compounds...
US imposes sanctions on cyberscam networks
- US launches sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asia cyberscams and sanctions Cambodian senator ABC News —
- US launches sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asia cyberscams Associated Press —
- US launches sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asia cyberscams and sanctions Cambodian senator The Independent —
- US imposes sanctions on Cambodian senator and 28 others for alleged crypto-romance scams The Straits Times —
- U.S. Steps Up Crackdown on Online Scams Directed From Southeast Asia Wall Street Journal —