Triangle Crypto Investment Platform — Pig Butchering Vehicle ($125M+)
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Summary
Triangle (also referred to as 'Triangular') is a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment platform used as a vehicle in a large-scale pig butchering scheme. Court documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri allege the platform and a related network of schemes defrauded victims of more than $125 million in cryptocurrency. A related civil forfeiture action was filed in July 2025 and a criminal money-laundering charge was unsealed against one alleged money mover, Trung Nguyen Van, in September 2026. No conviction has been entered as of the investigation date.
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Timeline(8 events)
1 February 2018
Prosecutors allege wallets attributed to Trung Nguyen Van began receiving cryptocurrency linked to wire fraud schemes targeting U.S. citizens. The exact start date is approximate; the affidavit covers February 2018 through December 2024.
DOJ USAO-WDMO criminal complaint (unsealed September 2026)1 June 2024
An identified Missouri victim begins transferring cryptocurrency to the Triangle platform, believing it to be a legitimate investment. Total transfers over the following two months reached approximately $16 million. Date is approximate start of the transfer window.
DOJ USAO-WDMO criminal complaint (unsealed September 2026)1 July 2024
FBI begins blockchain analysis linking Triangle/Triangular wallet activity to pig butchering fraud proceeds. Two addresses used between July and October 2024 to launder millions in scam proceeds are later identified.
DOJ civil forfeiture press release — USAO-WDMO7 August 2024
Approximately $569,000 traced to the Missouri victim arrives in a wallet prosecutors attribute to Trung Nguyen Van.
DOJ USAO-WDMO criminal complaint (unsealed September 2026)9 August 2024
Six additional transfers totaling approximately $569,569 arrive in Van's alleged wallet. Van allegedly moves approximately $568,000 through four transactions to a private, unhosted wallet within days.
DOJ USAO-WDMO criminal complaint (unsealed September 2026)18 July 2025
U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Missouri obtains a temporary restraining order against the unidentified foreign operators of the Triangular platform. Access to two websites is suspended. DOJ files a civil forfeiture complaint against more than $325,000 in cryptocurrency seized from two addresses.
DOJ civil forfeiture press release — USAO-WDMO6 August 2025
Preliminary injunction hearing scheduled in the civil forfeiture action in the Western District of Missouri.
Crypto investment scam busted after Missouri victim loses millions — KCTV525 September 2026
Criminal complaint against Trung Nguyen Van, 37, a Vietnamese national, is unsealed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Van faces two counts of money laundering. He was apprehended attempting to enter the U.S. via a Mexico border crossing and made his first federal court appearance in Los Angeles. Charges are accusations, not a conviction.
DOJ press release — USAO-WDMODecision Log
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