加密货币骗子从泰国引渡

中国当局透露，他们在泰国执法部门的帮助下引渡了“特大经济犯罪”嫌疑人。

Chinese authorities have announced the successful extradition of a major economic crime suspect from Thailand. The suspect, identified as Zhang Moumou, is now in China after being wanted for his involvement in a massive cryptocurrency pyramid scheme.

中国当局宣布从泰国成功引渡一名重大经济犯罪嫌疑人。嫌疑人名叫张某某，因参与大规模加密货币传销计划而被通缉，目前在中国。

The extradition, which took place on Tuesday evening, marks the first time an economic crime suspect has been extradited from Thailand by China since the two countries signed an extradition treaty in 1999.

此次引渡于周二晚间进行，标志着自1999年两国签署引渡条约以来，中国首次从泰国引渡经济犯罪嫌疑人。

According to the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), the extradition was part of "Operation Fox Hunt," a joint effort by the Chinese embassy in Thailand, Thai authorities, the MPS, and relevant domestic departments.

据公安部介绍，此次引渡是中国驻泰国使馆、泰国当局、公安部和国内有关部门共同开展的“猎狐行动”的一部分。

The operation was launched in 2014 to track down and repatriate Chinese economic crime suspects who had fled abroad.

该行动于2014年启动，旨在追查并遣返在境外的中国经济犯罪嫌疑人。

Zhang is suspected of having organized and led a crypto pyramid scheme that affected millions of people, prompting authorities to classify him as a "major economic crime suspect."

张涉嫌组织并领导了影响数百万人的加密货币传销计划，促使当局将他列为“重大经济犯罪嫌疑人”。

The person in charge of the "Operation Fox Hunt" office said the successful extradition was a "major achievement of the law enforcement and judicial cooperation between China and Thailand."

“猎狐行动”办公室负责人表示，成功引渡是“中泰执法司法合作的重大成果”。

They also noted the milestone's importance in forging a cooperative relationship between the two countries and other nations in the future.

他们还指出这一里程碑对于未来两国和其他国家之间建立合作关系具有重要意义。

The report alleges that Zhang was the head of the MBI Group, which operated an online crypto pyramid scheme that lured users with crypto and promised high returns on investments.

报告称，张是 MBI 集团的负责人，该集团经营在线加密货币传销计划，通过加密货币吸引用户并承诺高投资回报。

Customers were asked to pay fees ranging from 700 Yuan to 245,000 Yuan (around $98 and $34,300) to obtain membership to the crypto platform.

客户被要求支付 700 元到 245,000 元不等的费用（约合 98 美元到 34,300 美元）才能获得加密平台的会员资格。

Participants were also offered incentives for recruiting new users, with the earnings tied to the number of new members brought and the amount invested by the victims.

参与者还获得了招募新用户的奖励，收入与新会员的数量和受害者投资的金额挂钩。

Through this method, the crypto scheme managed to entrap over 10 million members from 2012 to 2019, with the total amount involved exceeding 100 billion Yuan, which is around $14 billion.

通过这种方式，该加密货币计划从 2012 年到 2019 年成功吸引了超过 1000 万会员，涉案总金额超过 1000 亿元人民币，约合 140 亿美元。

In 2020, the Chongqing Municipal Public Security Bureau (PSB) began investigating Zhang after filing a case against the criminal.

2020年，重庆市公安局对张某立案侦查。

Following the investigation, the Chinese National Central Bureau (NCB) of Interpol issued a red notice alert for the fugitive in 2021.

调查结束后，国际刑警组织中国国家中心局对该逃犯发布了2021年红色通缉令。

Zhang, who had been at large for two years, was captured by Thai police on July 21, 2022.

已逃亡两年的张某于2022年7月21日被泰国警方抓获。

After the arrest, Chinese authorities submitted an extradition request under the bilateral extradition treaty, which was granted in May 2024 by Thailand's Court of Appeal.

逮捕后，中国当局根据双边引渡条约提出了引渡请求，泰国上诉法院于 2024 年 5 月批准了引渡请求。

Ultimately, Thailand's government supported the court's final decision on August 14, setting the end of the international manhunt to August 20, 2024.

最终，泰国政府于8月14日支持了法院的最终裁决，将国际搜捕结束时间定为2024年8月20日。