He had built up “at least a facade of legitimate businesses that are well connected to the government,” said Mark Taylor, who formerly worked on human trafficking issues in Cambodia for the nonprofit Winrock International.
Businessman extradited from Cambodia to China suspected of running vast online criminal empire
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Mark Taylor, who formerly worked on human trafficking issues in Cambodia for the non-profit Winrock International, said that Chen was embedded in the Cambodian elite and “well protected” by the government, showing “the larger role that Cambodia has played as a safe center for this online scamming to prosper.” Chen was formerly a personal advisor to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet.
Cambodia urges fair process as U.S. and U.K. pursue Prince Group's Chen Zhi in global scam case
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