Justice Dept.: Los Angeles Trio Sentenced for Laundering Gift Cards Purchased by Victims of Telephone Scams
March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release:
A California man and two Chinese nationals were sentenced today to 15, 10 and eight years in prison, respectively, for laundering gift cards purchased by telephone-scam fraud victims at Target stores across the United States.
According to court documents, Blade Bai, 35, of El Monte, Bowen Hu, 28, of Hacienda Heights, California, and Tairan Shi, 29, of Diamond Bar, California, were . . .
A California man and two Chinese nationals were sentenced today to 15, 10 and eight years in prison, respectively, for laundering gift cards purchased by telephone-scam fraud victims at Target stores across the United States.
According to court documents, Blade Bai, 35, of El Monte, Bowen Hu, 28, of Hacienda Heights, California, and Tairan Shi, 29, of Diamond Bar, California, were . . .