The U.S. Division of Justice (DOJ) has charged two Chinese language intelligence brokers for allegedly paying $61,000 in Bitcoin to a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) “double” agent.
Based on the DOJ assertion, Chinese language brokers Guochun He and Zheng Wang agreed to bribe a US authorities worker to steal some paperwork that reveal the federal government’s investigation technique towards a Chinese language telecommunications firm.
On two events, the US authorities worker who doubled as an FBI agent acquired bribes totaling $61,000 in Bitcoin to disclose confidential details about the prosecuted Chinese language firm.
U.S. Lawyer Basic Merrick Garland stated:
“This was an egregious try by PRC intelligence officers to protect a PRC-based firm from accountability and to undermine the integrity of our judicial system.”
The DOJ reiterated its dedication to combat any try by the Chinese language authorities to undermine the legal justice system of the USA.
Guochun He and Zheng Wang has been charged with cash laundering and will resist 60 and 20 years of imprisonment respectively if confirmed responsible.
DOJ looking Bitcoin-related criminals
Earlier on Oct. 7, the DOJ filed a case towards California-based John Khuu for laundering about $5.4 million in Bitcoin from drug trafficking actions.
One other U.S. resident, Larry Harmon was busted for laundering over $300 million utilizing Bitcoin.
