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    <p>A Hong Kong man accused of playing a role in the unfolding JPEX crypto scandal has apparently been caught destroying potential evidence using paper shredders and a bathtub full of bleach.</p> 
    <p>As reported by the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the man, known only as ‘Tang,’ was arrested along with three other suspects who authorities say are “relatively close to the core” of the troubled Dubai-based <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="Crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">Crypto</a> platform.</p> 
    <p>The arrests bring the total number of people apprehended in connection with <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="JPEX" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/jpex.html">JPEX</a> to 19 with <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="police" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/police.html">police</a> reportedly still tracking a number of people accused of money laundering and fraud.&nbsp;</p> 
    <p>JPEX was accused this month by Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission of having “suspicious features” while <strong>also operating without a license</strong>. Access to JPEX for residents in Hong Kong was blocked last week and more than 2,400 complaints have been made to the police regarding the company.</p> 
    <p>Alongside the arrests, police also seized cash and valuables worth HK$6.5 million ($830,000). An additional HK$8.2 million ($1.05 million) of funds held in a casino have also been frozen.&nbsp;</p> 
    <p>Hong Kong assistant police commissioner, Chung Wing-man, said, “We believe our investigation has reached figures that are close to the core, but <strong>we still need to find out whether the mastermind is an individual or a group</strong>.”&nbsp;</p> 
    <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-jpex-usdt-outflows">JPEX USDT outflows</h2> 
    <p>Blockchain analytics firm Bitrace discovered a <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="JPEX" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/jpex.html">JPEX</a>-associated wallet containing USDT and various other tokens labeled as “contaminated.” The wallet is reportedly connected to money laundering, gambling, and the black market.&nbsp;Bitrace also noted that 7.21 billion in USDT (worth $7.2 billion) was moved out of <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="JPEX" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/jpex.html">JPEX</a> wallets this month.</p> 
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     <figcaption class="wp-element-caption"> <em>Read more:&nbsp;Just two exchanges registered in Hong Kong as crypto ban lifts</em> 
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    <p>“The scale of the syndicate is very big, there’s still massive investigation work that needs to be done,” according to the commissioner. <strong>Losses from the <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="JPEX" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/jpex.html">JPEX</a> scandal are expected to exceed HK$1.5 billion (over $191 million)</strong>.</p> 
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<p>Source: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://thebittimes.com/hong-kong-police-say-jpex-suspect-caught-shredding-and-bleaching-files-tbt64551.html">https://thebittimes.com/hong-kong-police-say-jpex-suspect-caught-shredding-and-bleaching-files-tbt64551.html</a></p>

Hong Kong police say JPEX suspect caught shredding and bleaching files

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