In brief
- The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Cambodian Senator Kok An and 28 related entities accused of running a crypto scam network.
- Officials say trafficking victims were forced to run scams that tricked people into sending money.
- The action was coordinated with a federal anti-scam task force focused on Southeast Asia.
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned a powerful Cambodian senator and 28 entities associated with him Thursday, claiming he is at the center of a massive crypto scam operation.
The senator, Kok An, is one of the richest and best-connected men in Cambodia, who owns a sprawling portfolio of resorts and casinos. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) accused him today of converting many of those venues into…
