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Boston Chinatown restaurant served as front for global money laundering scheme, DOJ says
Nextshark via Yahoo ^ | 08/01/2022 | Carl Samson

Posted on 08/01/2022 10:57:51 AM PDT by DFG

A family-owned restaurant in Boston’s Chinatown allegedly served as the headquarters of international money laundering and transmitting schemes that reaped tens of millions of dollars in proceeds from drug trafficking and the resale of Apple products.

Eight individuals have been indicted for their alleged roles in the schemes which were partly run at China Gourmet, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Former spouses Shi Rong Zhang, 48, and Qiu Mei Zeng, 47, co-own the restaurant.

Both Zhang and Zeng have been charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and unlicensed money transmitting. Zhang’s Hanover-based electronics store, Wonderful Electronics, has also been used as a front for illicit transactions, as per court documents.

Vincent Feng, 32; Da Zeng, 30; Wei Qing Zeng, 58; Xian Rong Zeng, 45 and Qiu Fang Zeng, 59, face the same charges. Additionally, Chengzou Liu, 36, was indicted on conspiracy to commit money laundering and possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: boston; chinagourmet; marijuana; moneylaundering
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1 posted on 08/01/2022 10:57:51 AM PDT by DFG
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Money Laundering?

Crackhead Hunter Biden was getting $5 Million dollar deposits.. Not a one time thing. Thanks

No interest whatsoever.

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2 posted on 08/01/2022 11:00:13 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Lindsey Graham: How can anyone be Mad at Joe Biden)
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To: DFG

But, how was the food?


3 posted on 08/01/2022 11:00:32 AM PDT by moovova
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To: moovova

Made you hungry 2 hours later.


4 posted on 08/01/2022 11:01:04 AM PDT by nwrep
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To: DFG

We used to have a tradition of stories posted here about child sex trafficking in Bangkok and people would express “shock” that such a thing would happen in a nice place like Thailand.

Well, here we’ve got global money laundering and — look! — China is involved!! So surprising.


5 posted on 08/01/2022 11:02:03 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (We are already in a revolutionary period, and the Rule of Law means nothing. It's "whatever".)
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To: DFG

No ten percent?


6 posted on 08/01/2022 11:05:08 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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7 posted on 08/01/2022 11:06:00 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: moovova

The #25 was to die for!........................


8 posted on 08/01/2022 11:06:23 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

10 minutes …


9 posted on 08/01/2022 11:07:39 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: DFG

Hmmm. And Boston’s mayor is what ethnicity again? And a democrat.


10 posted on 08/01/2022 11:09:20 AM PDT by DPMD ( )
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To: Col Frank Slade

Everything in a Chinese restaurant takes 10 minutes.

Even the water........................


11 posted on 08/01/2022 11:11:38 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: DFG

You wonder if this was the only scratching the surface of the money transfers. Were there money transfers to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and/or the Democratic National Committee, too?


12 posted on 08/01/2022 11:12:53 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
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To: DFG; All

Here is a better article with more details:

https://www.wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-residents-million-dollar-money-laundering-ring-07-31-2022/40762546

These guys lived in the same neighborhood as a guy in my office. He said they were nice neighbors, but always kept to themselves.


13 posted on 08/01/2022 11:16:04 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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If I were King of America for a day, I’d evict EVERY Chinese national living in America and make it illegal for a Chinese company to own ANY real estate or be a partner with any American company!

There are 300,000 ++ Chinese students attending US colleges and universities - THEY ARE ALL SPIES! SENDEM HOME!

With regard to ownership of American companies and farmland, ALL Chinese owned companies, farmland and real estate should be confiscated and returned to American ownership!

CHINA IS AT WAR WITH AMERICA, PEOPLE!

WHEN WILL WE WAKE UP TO THAT FACT!


14 posted on 08/01/2022 11:21:21 AM PDT by Taxman (SAVE AMERICA!)
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To: DPMD
Kevin! Keven Hagan!
15 posted on 08/01/2022 11:24:49 AM PDT by Born in 1950 (Anti left, nothing else.)
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To: DFG

You can bet your sweet bippy the Biden’s wasn’t getting a cut - If they were you wouldn’t be reading about it.

Donations? Now that’s another story.


16 posted on 08/01/2022 11:26:23 AM PDT by airdalechief
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Wife and I lived in Marietta GA for 12 years. There was a Chinese restaurant in a strip mall next to a very popular Mexican Restaurant. We visited the Mexi place once or twice a month. Never saw a single customer sitting in the Chinese place . Over 12 years saw maybe two people pick up takeout in the Chinese place. I told my wife that it had to be some kind of front for money laundering. That place sat empty and survived year after year with literally no customers.


17 posted on 08/01/2022 11:26:42 AM PDT by Roadrunner383 (;)
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To: Red Badger

I would guess that in every major city that at least 25% or more of the restaurants and bars are money laundering operations.

Right here in Nashua, NH I can think of two major companies that were owned by drug dealers. One was the local Burger King. The guy owned Burger Kings in Portland, Nashua and a Boston suburb. Major cocaine dealer. Now in prison.

The other was the most popular Mexican restaurant in town back in the 80s. It closed on a Saturday night. He was never seen again. Turned out he was a big coke dealer too.


18 posted on 08/01/2022 11:29:52 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: DFG

Gee. What a surprise.


19 posted on 08/01/2022 11:30:29 AM PDT by HighSierra5 (The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.)
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To: DFG
The menu items gave it away:

Egg Fentanyl Young

Gerneral Escobar’s Chicken

20 posted on 08/01/2022 11:33:18 AM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis )
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