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In this file photo taken on December 01, 2012, Wan Kuok-koi is driven away from the Macau prison. The US Treasury slapped sanctions on December 9, 2020 on the notorious Chinese organised crime leader known as ‘Broken Tooth’. AFP pic
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WASHINGTON, Dec 10 The US Treasury slapped sanctions yesterday on a notorious Chinese organized crime leader known as “Broken Tooth”, alleging he is expanding criminal activities throughout Southeast Asia on the back of a major Beijing infrastructure initiative.
X , the head of the powerful 14K triad, or organised crime group, has built operations in Cambodia, Myanmar and Palau since being released from Macau prison eight years ago, the Treasury said.
U.S. sanctions CCP triad leader Broken Tooth for corruption
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The Treasury on Wednesday, International Anti-Corruption Day, sanctioned several individuals and entities over committing corruption. Photo courtesy of Roger L. Wollenberg/UPI | License Photo
Dec. 9 (UPI) The Trump administration on Wednesday sanctioned a member of the Chinese Communist Party it accuses of using Beijing s multination infrastructure project to hide the expansion of and crimes committed by one of the world s largest Chinese criminal organizations.
Wan Kuok Koi, also known by the alias Broken Tooth, was sanctioned by the Treasury on Wednesday under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act that targets perpetrators of corruption and serious human rights abuse.