Hu Xiaowei (Prince Group second-in-command)
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Hu Xiaowei, also known as Chen Xiao'er, Hu Shi, and Wu An Ming, is a 44-year-old Chinese-born individual alleged by U.S. Treasury and Taiwanese prosecutors to be the second-in-command of Cambodia's Prince Group Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO). He was arrested in Osaka, Japan on June 14, 2026 on charges of filing falsified residency records, and was designated by OFAC on June 23, 2026 as part of the largest U.S. government action ever taken against a Southeast Asian cybercriminal network. He allegedly controlled a network of British Virgin Islands shell companies used to launder proceeds from pig-butchering cryptocurrency fraud schemes that cost American victims at least $10 billion in 2024.
Connected Entities
6 entities · 60 linked investigations- Chen Zhi / Prince Group→mentioned with→Bitcoin(80%)
- Hu Xiaowei (Prince Group second-in-command)→mentioned with→Bitcoin(65%)
- H-Pay Service PLC (Huione Successor Entity)→mentioned with→Chen Zhi / Prince Group(75%)
- Prince Group Transnational Criminal Organization→mentioned with→Chen Zhi / Prince Group(85%)
- Prince Group Transnational Criminal Organization→mentioned with→Bitcoin(60%)
- Huione Group→mentioned with→Chen Zhi / Prince Group(85%)
- Hu Xiaowei (Prince Group second-in-command)→mentioned with→Chen Zhi / Prince Group(90%)
- Chen Zhi / Prince Group→mentioned with→Huione Group(80%)
- H-Pay Service PLC (Huione Successor Entity)→mentioned with→Huione Group(80%)
- Hu Xiaowei (Prince Group second-in-command)→mentioned with→Prince Group Transnational Criminal Organization(80%)
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Connected Through
6 shared actors · 443 investigationsDistinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.
- ♦Bitcointoken
- □Huione Grouporganization
- □Chen Zhi / Prince Grouporganization
- □Prince Group Transnational Criminal Organizationorganization
Timeline(14 events)
2011
Hu Xiaowei allegedly led the 'Knight Attack Group' hacker collective, accused of skimming approximately $10 million in advertising revenue (approximate year; exact date not confirmed in public records).
OCCRP investigative report2015
Hu Xiaowei becomes a shareholder in Zhongjing Technology Investment Co Ltd. alongside Prince Group founder Chen Zhi, establishing an early documented connection (approximate year).
OCCRP investigative report2016
Hu Xiaowei allegedly faces arrest in connection with operating an online gambling operation worth approximately $850 million (approximate year).
OCCRP investigative report2018
Hu Xiaowei obtains Cypriot EU citizenship through investment program. Separately acquires a Saint Kitts and Nevis passport under the name Chen Xiao'er.
OCCRP investigative report2020
Hu Xiaowei changes his Saint Kitts and Nevis passport name to Wu An Ming and acquires Cambodian citizenship.
OCCRP investigative report2021
Singapore companies Alphaconnect Investment Pte Ltd. and Alphaconect Investment Pte II Ltd., fully owned by Hu, transfer Taiwanese real estate assets to Chen Zhi's control (approximate year).
OCCRP investigative report2022
Hu Xiaowei is reportedly appointed as a Cambodian government advisor with ministerial rank equivalent (approximate year).
OCCRP investigative report2023
Hu Xiaowei registers Tokuten Shoji Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, serving as representative director (approximate year; exact date unconfirmed).
OCCRP reporting14 October 2025
OFAC and FinCEN, in coordination with the U.K. FCDO, take action against the Prince Group TCO, designating 146 individuals and entities and severing Huione Group from the U.S. financial system. Chen Zhi is indicted by DOJ for wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies.
U.S. Treasury press release sb0278December 2025
OCCRP publishes investigation connecting Hu Xiaowei's four known identities (Hu Xiaowei, Hu Shi, Chen Xiao'er, Wu An Ming) and documenting his global asset portfolio and ties to Prince Group.
OCCRP investigative report6 January 2026
Cambodian authorities arrest Prince Group chairman Chen Zhi, revoke his citizenship, and extradite him to China.
The Diplomat / multiple sources20 April 2026
A fraudulent change-of-address notification is allegedly filed with Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Hu Xiaowei's behalf as part of his bid for Japanese permanent residency.
OCCRP / VnExpress reporting14 June 2026
Japanese authorities arrest Hu Xiaowei in Osaka on suspicion of filing falsified residency documentation. Co-arrestees Li Yinhong and Hao Fengzhi are detained simultaneously.
OCCRP23 June 2026
OFAC designates Hu Xiaowei and 8 other individuals plus 26 entities under Executive Order 13581 in the second major action against Prince Group TCO. FinCEN proposes adding H-Pay Service PLC to its Huione Group special measure.
U.S. Treasury press release sb0538Decision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (3 decisions). 14 of 14 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-code-investigator
generated: 6/28/2026, 11:04:46 PM
last updated: 11/1/2026, 11:45:05 PM
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