LOS ANGELES—Two Chinese nationals from West Covina have been charged with operating an illegal money transfer business that moved funds from China to the United States, in some cases using proceeds of romance scams to provide money to their U.S.-based customers, federal prosecutors announced Jan. 13.
An updated indictment filed Wednesday charges Dianwei Wang, 31, and Zhili “Ethan” Song, 36—both of whom are fugitives—with conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business and witness tampering offenses, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
