Trung Nguyen Van Pig-Butchering Money Laundering Charges (2026)
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Summary
In September 2026, U.S. federal prosecutors in the Western District of Missouri charged Trung Nguyen Van, a 37-year-old Vietnamese national, with two counts of money laundering tied to an alleged cryptocurrency 'pig-butchering' investment fraud scheme. A criminal complaint alleges that a single Missouri victim transferred approximately $16 million in cryptocurrency between June and August 2024 to a fraudulent platform called 'Triangle,' and that wallets linked to Van received roughly $53 million in suspected fraud proceeds between 2018 and 2024. The charges are allegations contained in a criminal complaint; Van has not been convicted and is presumed innocent.
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Timeline(7 events)
February 2018
Start of period during which wallets later linked to Van allegedly began receiving cryptocurrency tied to wire fraud schemes targeting U.S. victims (through December 2024).
CryptoTimesJune 2024
A Missouri victim ('Victim #1') allegedly began transferring cryptocurrency, eventually totaling about $16 million, to a purported investment platform called 'Triangle' (transfers continued through August 2024).
KCTV57 August 2024
Investigators allege a transfer of more than $569,000 moved directly from the victim to a digital wallet linked to Van.
KCTV59 August 2024
Six additional transfers totaling roughly $569,569, allegedly traced to the same victim, were received by Van's wallet; shortly after, about $568,000 was allegedly moved out in four transactions to private, unhosted wallets.
CryptoTimesSeptember 2026
Van allegedly entered the United States through the San Ysidro, California pedestrian border crossing, according to one news report (unverified against a primary source).
CryptoTimesSeptember 2026
Van was allegedly arrested in the Los Angeles area, reportedly shortly before boarding a flight to Taiwan, according to one news report.
CryptoTimes25 September 2026
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Missouri announced two money-laundering counts against Trung Nguyen Van; the criminal complaint was unsealed following his first appearance in federal court in Los Angeles.
KCTV5Decision Log
- #1publishRecording pending10/7/2026, 8:04:45 PMhash 3J1nCB37TaRcbMrAcawrVpcAK2WvJafsjJnvn9QZDB3p
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generated: 10/7/2026, 8:04:39 PM
last updated: 10/7/2026, 8:04:45 PM
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