DOJ Global Pig Butchering Takedown — Ko Thet / Sanduo / Giant Company
Summary
In April and May 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice's Scam Center Strike Force, in coordination with the FBI, Dubai Police, Chinese Ministry of Public Security, and Royal Thai Police, announced charges against six individuals operating three named cryptocurrency investment fraud organizations — Ko Thet Company, Sanduo Group, and Giant Company — as part of a coordinated global takedown that resulted in at least 276 arrests, dismantlement of nine scam centers, and restraint of over $701 million in cryptocurrency linked to money laundering. The operations are part of a broader law enforcement campaign against Southeast Asian pig-butchering fraud compounds that have been estimated to defraud Americans of billions of dollars annually, and are intertwined with human trafficking and forced labor.
Connected Entities
1 entities · 10 linked investigations- + 2 more
Timeline(14 events)
2021-02-01
Myanmar military coup destabilizes governance, creating conditions that allowed criminal scam compound operations to expand in border regions.
ScamWatchHQ — DOJ Myanmar Shunda Park2024-01-01
FBI launches Operation Level Up to proactively identify and notify active pig butchering victims mid-scam.
FBI — Operation Level Up2025-01-01
Shunda Park compound in Min Let Pan, Burma begins operations; Huang Xingshan and Jiang Wen Jie allegedly manage fraud operations targeting American victims.
DOJ Scam Center Strike Force2025-11-01
FBI San Diego opens Homeland Security Task Force investigation identifying Ko Thet Company, Sanduo Group, and Giant Company managing scam compounds.
DOJ Office of Public Affairs2025-11-15
Shunda Park compound in Burma is seized by the Karen National Liberation Army; Huang and Jiang allegedly attempt to relocate operations to Cambodia.
DOJ Scam Center Strike Force2025-11-01
DOJ establishes the Scam Center Strike Force (SCSF) based in Washington D.C. to coordinate enforcement against Southeast Asian fraud compounds.
DOJ — Scam Center Strike Force2026-01-01
Huang Xingshan and Jiang Wen Jie are arrested by Thai authorities on immigration charges; they remain in Thai custody pending U.S. extradition.
Bloomberg2026-02-26
SCSF seizures and freezes of cryptocurrency top $580 million from Chinese transnational criminal organizations.
IRS Criminal Investigation2026-03-01
Grand jury in Southern District of California returns indictment against Thet Min Nyi and a fugitive co-defendant for wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy in connection with Ko Thet Company.
DOJ Office of Public Affairs2026-04-01
Criminal complaints filed in Southern District of California charging Wiliang Awang, Andreas Chandra, Lisa Mariam, and a fugitive co-defendant with wire fraud conspiracy in connection with Sanduo Group and Giant Company.
DOJ Office of Public Affairs2026-04-23
DOJ Scam Center Strike Force announces charges against Huang Xingshan and Jiang Wen Jie for the Shunda compound; 503 fraudulent websites seized; over $700 million in cryptocurrency restrained; Telegram recruitment channel seized.
DOJ Scam Center Strike Force2026-04-23
OFAC concurrently designates Cambodian Senator Kok An and 28 associated individuals and entities for facilitating human trafficking and pig butchering fraud through his business empire including Crown Resorts.
TRM Labs — OFAC Sanctions Cambodian Senator2026-04-29
DOJ publicly announces coordinated takedown: at least 276 arrests across nine scam centers, six defendants charged in San Diego, Dubai Police and Chinese MPS cooperation confirmed. Operation Level Up statistics updated: 8,935 victims notified, $562.7 million in losses prevented.
DOJ Office of Public Affairs2026-06-03
SCSF announces 'Disruption Week' results: approximately 1.4 million scam-linked accounts eliminated in coordination with major technology companies.
DOJ Scam Center Strike ForceDecision Log
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model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 7/2/2026, 12:22:08 PM
last updated: 7/2/2026, 12:22:20 PM
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