Mr. Chen, 38, was naturalized as a Cambodian citizen in 2014 after he left his native China and paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to get citizenship.

PHNOM PENH - A Cambodian bank founded by accused scam boss Chen Zhi, who has been indicted by the United States and extradited to China, was ordered liquidated on Jan 8, Cambodia’s central bank said.

But in reality, they say, he ran online gambling sites, scams and other illegal businesses from a sprawling headquarters along the Cambodian coast.