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Daren Li

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Summary

Daren Li is a 42-year-old dual national of China and St. Kitts and Nevis who pleaded guilty in November 2024 to conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with an international pig-butchering cryptocurrency investment scam operated from scam centers in Cambodia. He was sentenced in absentia on February 9, 2026 to the statutory maximum of 20 years in federal prison after cutting off his ankle monitor and fleeing U.S. custody in December 2025. The U.S. Department of State has offered a reward of up to $4 million for information leading to his arrest.

Connected Entities

3 entities · 60 linked investigations
Organizations
□Tether35□Daren Li□Kok An / Crown Resorts / Anco Brothers2
Relationships
  • Daren Li→mentioned with→Tether(60%)
  • Daren Li→mentioned with→Kok An / Crown Resorts / Anco Brothers(75%)
Also appears in
USD Coin (USDC)·71DGLD·57BNB Chain Bridge·51Kok An / Crown Resorts / Anco Brothers·2Mixin Network·51H-Pay Service PLC (Huione Successor Entity)·2Bitcoin Xchange (Syria-based, ISIS-Linked)·0Gurhan Kiziloz·0Siavash Kayvanpour·0HQI Exchange·2

Connected Through

3 shared actors · 134 investigations

Distinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.

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Timeline(6 events)

12 April 2024

Daren Li arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and transferred to the Central District of California; indictment unsealed charging Li and co-defendant Yicheng Zhang.

U.S. Secret Service press release

12 November 2024

Daren Li pleads guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

U.S. DOJ press release

December 2025

Daren Li removes his electronic ankle monitoring device and flees U.S. custody while awaiting sentencing. Exact date reported as December 2025; precise day not confirmed in available sources.

Recorded Future News

9 February 2026

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California sentences Daren Li in absentia to 20 years in federal prison (statutory maximum) and three years of supervised release.

U.S. DOJ press release

April 2026

U.S. Department of State announces reward of up to $4 million under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program (TOCRP) for information leading to Li's arrest.

U.S. Department of State

15 April 2026

OCCRP reports Li owns a five-bedroom villa in Dubai (Wadi Al Safa 7) registered under his Saint Kitts and Nevis passport, leased for approximately $68,000 annually.

OCCRP
Provenance & Audit Trail
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Decision Log

  • #1publishRecorded on Solana ✓5/28/2026, 6:32:52 PM
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (1 decision). 20 of 20 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.

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generated: 5/28/2026, 6:32:37 PM

last updated: 10/10/2026, 6:50:29 PM

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