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Hu Xiaowei (Prince Group second-in-command)

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Summary

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
Organizations
□Huione Group2□Prince Group Transnational Criminal Organization□Hu Xiaowei (Prince Group second-in-command)□Chen Zhi / Prince Group2□H-Pay Service PLC (Huione Successor Entity)2
Tokens
♦Bitcoin62
Relationships
  • 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%)
  • + 6 more
Also appears in
Bitcoin·62Huione Group·2Chen Zhi / Prince Group·2Lendf.me·30H-Pay Service PLC (Huione Successor Entity)·2Shibarium·28Ruslan Igorevich Tkachuk·2SafePal·42Bitcoin Xchange (Syria-based, ISIS-Linked)·0Abdelhakim Boukich·0

Connected Through

6 shared actors · 500 investigations

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

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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 report

2015

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 report

2016

Hu Xiaowei allegedly faces arrest in connection with operating an online gambling operation worth approximately $850 million (approximate year).

OCCRP investigative report

2018

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 report

2020

Hu Xiaowei changes his Saint Kitts and Nevis passport name to Wu An Ming and acquires Cambodian citizenship.

OCCRP investigative report

2021

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 report

2022

Hu Xiaowei is reportedly appointed as a Cambodian government advisor with ministerial rank equivalent (approximate year).

OCCRP investigative report

2023

Hu Xiaowei registers Tokuten Shoji Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, serving as representative director (approximate year; exact date unconfirmed).

OCCRP reporting

14 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 sb0278

December 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 report

6 January 2026

Cambodian authorities arrest Prince Group chairman Chen Zhi, revoke his citizenship, and extradite him to China.

The Diplomat / multiple sources

20 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 reporting

14 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.

OCCRP

23 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 sb0538
Provenance & Audit Trail
Anchored on SolanaVerify on-chain14 Wayback Archives

Decision Log

This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (1 event). 14 of 14 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.

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model: claude-code-investigator

generated: 6/28/2026, 11:04:46 PM

last updated: 7/28/2026, 1:57:06 AM

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