Shenyang police have cracked a cross-border illegal currency exchange case involving "scalping" transactions of virtual currencies such as Bitcoin and Tether.

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PANews December 20 News, according to Xinhua News Agency reports, a tip from the U.S. side about a Chinese national, Tong Moumou, suspected of laundering money for drug traffickers has attracted high attention from Chinese police. To uncover the truth, the Ministry of Public Security deployed the Liaoning Provincial Public Security Department to carry out verification work, and in Wuhan, Hubei, Tong Moumou and Chen Moumou, who attempted to escape abroad, were caught on the spot. Both were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment and fines in September this year.
It is reported that Tong Moumou mainly engaged in illegal foreign exchange transactions totaling over 16 million RMB through “mirror trading” using domestic bank cards, and in some cases, instructed domestic personnel to purchase virtual currencies such as Bitcoin and Tether, then resell them to overseas individuals in exchange for US dollar cash. During the investigation, police also discovered that some criminals were evading U.S. regulations in large cash deposits and withdrawals, as well as virtual currency transactions. Currently, they have communicated with U.S. authorities through the China-U.S. anti-money laundering cooperation channels and reached a consensus to strengthen law enforcement cooperation in the field of anti-money laundering.

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StableWinCapitalvip
· 2025-12-21 01:34
Is it only crime that can make money?
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ABigHeartvip
· 2025-12-20 08:33
Recently, Chinese national Tong Moumou was arrested on suspicion of money laundering for drug traffickers. The police found that he illegally bought and sold foreign exchange through "counter trading" totaling 16 million RMB, and instructed personnel to trade virtual currencies in exchange for US dollars. China and the United States have reached a consensus on strengthening anti-money laundering cooperation.
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