Chen Zhi and the Prince Group: Anatomy of a Transnational Cyberfraud Empire
Chen Zhi, born in 1987, is a Chinese-born businessman who rose to prominence as the chairman of Prince Holding Group, a large Cambodian conglomerate with interests spanning real estate, financial services, aviation, and consumer businesses. For several years, he was publicly portrayed as a successful entrepreneur operating across Southeast Asia. However, from 2025 onward, authorities in the United States and the United Kingdom identified Chen Zhi as the alleged central figure behind one of Asia’s largest transnational cyberfraud and money-laundering networks. These findings triggered international sanctions, large-scale asset freezes, and eventually his arrest and extradition to China.According to indictments and official filings by the U.S. Department of Justice, the alleged fraud was...
