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Myanmar crypto scam compound case: US charges Huang Xing Shan and Jiang Wen Jie
US federal prosecutors have charged Huang Xing Shan and Jiang Wen Jie with wire fraud conspiracy linked to a Myanmar compound where workers were allegedly forced into cryptocurrency investment fraud. Court records say the Shunda Park site was seized in November 2025. Both suspects are in Thai custody after immigration arrests, with transfer timing unclear.
US prosecutors have charged two Chinese nationals over alleged roles at a Myanmar scam compound linked to cryptocurrency investment fraud. Court records unsealed in Washington, DC, said Huang Xing Shan and Jiang Wen Jie faced a wire fraud conspiracy charge. Investigators said workers at the site were forced to run online scams that targeted victims worldwide.
A federal complaint said Huang and Jiang managed the Shunda Park compound in Min Let Pan. Authorities said armed forces in Myanmar seized the site in November 2025. The Associated Press reported that cyberscam centres kept growing near Myanmar’s border with Thailand, despite pledges by Myanmar’s military leadership to shut them down.
Myanmar scam compound and wire fraud conspiracy charges
Court filings said both suspects were in government custody in Thailand for entering illegally. The same filing alleged they later moved to another scam compound in Cambodia. Thai authorities arrested Huang and Jiang earlier in 2026 on immigration charges. Records did not clarify when US authorities could bring them for prosecution.
FBI agents reviewed thousands of electronic devices recovered at Shunda Park, filings said. Agents also interviewed some former workers from the compound. An FBI agent’s affidavit said scammers pretended to be law-enforcement or bank officials. The affidavit said fake websites copied legitimate investment platforms to steal cryptocurrency from victims.
FBI affidavit details on cryptocurrency investment fraud scams
Workers told the FBI they were detained and forced to join the scams. Accounts described threats of violence if workers refused. The FBI affidavit said syndicates often trick people with offers of well-paid technical roles in Thailand. Instead, passports or IDs were taken, and victims were trafficked to Myanmar compounds.
US Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced the case at a Washington news conference. Pirro said the scam model used at Shunda Park was expanding quickly. Pirro said losses to Americans ran into billions of dollars. Pirro added that the impact spread into household finances and retirement savings.
"This isnt abstract. It is hitting your neighbours, your friends and your parents retirement accounts,\" Pirro said. \"Some of these victims are so distraught that they end up taking their own lives. This is economic homicide.\"
Telegram channel seized in scam recruitment network
Pirro also said authorities dismantled hundreds of scam-linked websites. Pirro said officials seized a Telegram messaging app channel. Pirro said the channel helped recruit human trafficking victims for a compound in Cambodia. Online court records did not list any lawyers for Huang or Jiang at the time.
\"These criminals thought they were untouchable because they were overseas,\" Pirro said. \"Today, we are proving them wrong, and we are just getting started.\"
The filings tied the case to broader scam networks operating near the Thailand-Myanmar border. Investigators said the scheme relied on forced labour and fake investment sites. With Huang and Jiang held in Thailand on immigration matters, the US case remained pending. Authorities said parallel actions continued against related websites and recruitment channels.
With inputs from PTI
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