Chinese National Sentenced to 28-Month Imprisonment Over Investment Scams

The defendant used a fake Chinese passport and other documents to facilitate the scheme.
Chinese National Sentenced to 28-Month Imprisonment Over Investment Scams
The U.S. Department of Justice in Washington on Aug. 7, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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A U.S. federal judge has sentenced a Chinese national to more than two years in prison for her role in laundering about $3.5 million from victims via investment scams as part of the so-called pig butchering fraud schemes.

Liu Li, 27, of Los Angeles, was sentenced to 28 months in prison on Aug. 15, after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering on June 4, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California. Li also used aliases such as “Qiunan Li” and “Xiaoying Zhao.”
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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