The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Daren Li, a man holding both Chinese and St. Kitts and Nevis citizenship, was sentenced in absentia to a maximum statutory term of 20 years of federal imprisonment for involvement in cross-border cryptocurrency investment scams. The court's ruling states that Li is suspected of operating multiple crypto investment scams with accomplices at a scam center in Cambodia, using social media, phone calls, and fake trading platforms to deceive victims. He is involved in money laundering totaling over $73.6 million, with at least $59.8 million coming from shell companies in the United States. Li cut off his electronic ankle monitor in December 2025 and fled; he is still at large, and the court will determine the compensation amount separately.