【Two Mainland Chinese individuals sentenced to 28 and 43 months in prison for using puppet accounts and cryptocurrency to launder up to HKD 230 million】



Odaily Planet Daily reported that the Hong Kong Commercial Crime Bureau launched Operation "沉击" (Deep Strike) in September 2024, uncovering a cross-border money laundering syndicate. Two Mainland Chinese men and women who came to Hong Kong opened multiple puppet accounts with local digital banks to receive proceeds from scams, then transferred the funds to traditional bank accounts to withdraw cash, and used virtual asset exchanges to buy cryptocurrencies to conceal the source and destination of the funds. Between August and September 2024, they laundered approximately HKD 17.3 million in criminal proceeds. The group also conducted cryptocurrency transactions through Hong Kong bank accounts, with a total laundering amount reaching HKD 230 million. Both individuals were found guilty of money laundering today in the District Court, with sentences increased by about 20%, receiving 28 months and 43 months in prison respectively.
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