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Hong Kong Busts Money Laundering Ring Using Tether to Wash Millions


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“Our investigation revealed that the syndicate laundered about HK$880 million ($113 million) through the cryptocurrency between February 2020 and May 2021,” said Senior Superintendent Mark Woo Wai-kwan of the Customs’ Syndicate Crimes Investigation Bureau. Quoted by the South China Morning Post, the official added that the coins involved in the transactions came from around 40 e-wallet accounts.

According to Superintendent Grace Tang Wai-ngan, 150 million Hong Kong dollars’ worth of crypto from the total amount was transferred to more than 20 e-wallets. The remaining 730 million Hong Kong dollars were cashed out and the money was deposited into eight bank accounts owned by the three shell companies.

Around 500 cryptocurrency transactions passed through the firms’ wallets in just six months, she explained. These transactions averaged 400,000 coins, or more than 3.1 million Hong Kong dollars (about $400,000), with the largest involving $20 million worth of crypto.

Suspects Allegedly Launder $350 Million Through Regular Fiat Channels

Besides the 880 million Hong Kong dollars handled through cryptocurrency, officials claim that another 350 million Hong Kong dollars ($45 million) were laundered through conventional means. The funds were transferred into the same eight bank accounts via 100 other accounts including business accounts belonging to 18 different shell companies registered in Hong Kong.

A total of 1.08 billion Hong Kong dollars (almost $140 million) was in the end deposited into more than 200 bank accounts. These included personal accounts and accounts controlled by money changers, investment companies, and real estate firms in Hong Kong and other jurisdictions.

Investigators established that 60% of the funds had been transferred through bank accounts in Singapore where Hong Kong authorities asked law enforcement officials to support their efforts to track the money. Hong Kong Customs now plans to enhance its cooperation with other agencies and regulators to address the use of cryptocurrency in money laundering crimes.

The investigation into the origins of the funds, the initial senders, and ultimate receivers of the laundered money continues. According to the South China Morning Post, the four suspects have been released on bail. Their money laundering offenses could lead to a maximum prison sentence of 14 years and a 5 million Hong Kong dollars fine (around $640,000).

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