BlockBeats 消息，2 月 20 日，美国司法部东德克萨斯地区检察官办公室披露，一名 31 岁中国籍男子 Liao Fei 因参与加密货币投资诈骗以及洗钱活动被判处 40 个月联邦监禁。Liao Fei 承认共谋洗钱罪，涉案金额达数百万美元。美国法院命令其上缴被查获的超过 230 万美元资金，并向受害者支付超 280 万美元赔偿金。
Liao Fei 及同伙通过开设空壳公司和银行账户，洗钱「杀猪盘」诈骗所得。此类诈骗通常由骗子通过社交媒体接触受害者，建立信任关系后引导其进行加密货币投资，最终导致受害者资金无法提取或收回。
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