A federal court sentenced Jingliang Su to 46 months in prison and ordered roughly $26.9 million in restitution after he pleaded guilty to laundering proceeds of a multimillion‑dollar crypto fraud that targeted U.S. victims. Authorities say the scheme funneled more than $36.9 million from 174 U.S. victims through offshore banks and converted funds into Tether (USDT) before sending proceeds to fraud leaders.

Jingliang Su was sentenced to 46 months in federal custody and ordered to repay approximately $26,885,976 after admitting involvement in laundering more than $36.9 million taken from 174 U.S. victims in a digital‑asset investment scheme. U.S. prosecutors described an organized fraud run out of scam centers in Cambodia that used social media, dating apps and shell companies to recruit and deceive victims. The operation routed victim funds through a Bahamas bank account and converted large sums into the stablecoin Tether (USDT) to obscure trails and transfer proceeds to leaders of the fraud network. Su’s plea and sentence form part of wider U.S. enforcement efforts targeting transnational crypto money‑laundering channels and scam compounds in Southeast Asia. The Department of Justice highlighted the multi‑layered laundering methods—offshore accounts, shell entities, and cryptocurrency conversions—used to move illicit proceeds, and emphasized restitution orders as a component of victim compensation alongside criminal penalties.