Kok An / Crown Resorts / Anco Brothers
Summary
Kok An (born Phu Kok An, 1954) is a Sino-Cambodian senator, businessman, and one of Cambodia's wealthiest individuals, whose flagship companies Crown Resorts and Anco Brothers were designated by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on April 23, 2026, along with 28 other individuals and entities, for allegedly operating and protecting a network of scam compounds that coerce human-trafficking victims into perpetrating 'pig butchering' crypto-investment fraud against American citizens. The designations, made under executive orders targeting significant malicious cyber-enabled activities, freeze all U.S.-linked assets and prohibit Americans from transacting with any designated party. Parallel law enforcement actions by Thailand, including a July 2025 Thai Criminal Court arrest warrant and raids seizing assets worth over 1.17 billion baht, and a November 2025 Thai revocation of Kok An's and his three children's fraudulently obtained Thai nationality, reflect a sustained international enforcement campaign against his network.
Connected Entities
1 entities · 10 linked investigations- + 6 more
Timeline(16 events)
1999-01-01
Crown Resorts casino complex established in Poipet, Cambodia, including five casinos across the border town.
Kok An — Wikipedia / Nation Thailand2006-01-01
Kok An begins serving as a Senator for the Cambodian People's Party (CPP).
Kok An — Wikipedia2007-01-01
U.S. Embassy cable describes Kok An as a 'gambling kingpin' with close ties to Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Kok An — Wikipedia / The Diplomat2015-08-01
Cambodian authorities arrest 22 Chinese nationals for online extortion schemes operating in Cambodia.
Radio Free Asia2015-11-01
Cambodian authorities arrest 168 Chinese nationals for online extortion schemes operating in Cambodia.
Radio Free Asia2016-03-03
Cambodian authorities raid Kok An's Golden Crown Casino in Poipet, arresting over 100 Chinese nationals operating VoIP-based extortion schemes targeting victims in China.
Radio Free Asia2022-01-01
A Thai national is found dead in Kok An's 18-story building in Poipet under circumstances linked to call-center gang operations.
Nation Thailand / Wikipedia2024-09-18
OFAC designates Cambodian senator Ly Yong Phat (Kok An's son's father-in-law) and his L.Y.P. Group for human trafficking and scam-center activities — the first Cambodian senator sanctioned for such conduct.
U.S. Department of the Treasury2025-02-01
A 31-year-old Thai worker dies in Kok An's 18-story Poipet building under circumstances alleged to be linked to call-center gang pressure.
Nation Thailand2025-07-07
Thai Criminal Court issues arrest warrant No. 3924/2568 charging Kok An with participation in a transnational criminal organization.
Casino.org / The Record (Recorded Future News)2025-07-08
Thai police raid 19 locations in Bangkok, Samut Prakan, and Chonburi, seizing assets valued at over 1.17 billion baht (~$33.8 million) linked to Kok An's network.
The Record (Recorded Future News) / Nation Thailand2025-07-15
Thai Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Kok An's three children (Juree, Phu Cherlin, Kittisak); police raid 7 additional properties.
Nation Thailand2025-10-01
OFAC and UK partners announce 'largest action ever' against Southeast Asian cybercriminal networks, designating 146 individuals and entities in the Prince Group TCO.
U.S. Department of the Treasury2025-11-01
Thai authorities revoke Thai nationality of Kok An and his three children after finding they fraudulently registered births in Roi Et Province using fake Thai parents.
Nation Thailand / Khaosod English2025-12-01
Cambodia's Commercial Gambling Management Commission approves casino plans, including for operators linked to scam-compound sites, even as Amnesty International documents ongoing abuses.
Amnesty International2026-04-23
OFAC designates Kok An, Crown Resorts, Anco Brothers, and 26 additional individuals and entities under EO 13694 and EO 14144 for cyber-enabled fraud and human trafficking. DOJ Scam Center Strike Force simultaneously restrains $701.9 million in cryptocurrency and seizes 503 fake investment websites.
U.S. Department of the Treasury / DOJDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain and source URLs are archived via the Internet Archive.
model: claude-code-investigator
generated: 6/7/2026, 9:49:21 PM
last updated: 6/7/2026, 10:10:51 PM
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