How much fraud is going on?

ZenMode said:
"Massive fraud scheme"... They were laundering drug money.
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ZenMode claims "They were laundering drug money." Were they?



No. There is no evidence in the charging documents, DOJ announcement, or reporting that the three arrested individuals were laundering drug money.

The relevant case is the August 4, 2026 announcement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida. Yongbo Li (36), Huashan Lu (62), and Yuxiang Zhao (60)—described as Chinese nationals living in the U.S. illegally—were arrested on a criminal complaint for conspiracy to commit mail fraud. They face up to 30 years if convicted.

What the scheme actually was​

  • Organized telephone, email, and internet pop-up scams that falsely claimed victims’ personal information or financial accounts had been compromised (including “porn fraud” variants).
  • Victims (mostly elderly, 28 identified so far across multiple states) were pressured to send cashier’s checks, money orders, or cash to P.O. boxes in the Orlando/Winter Park area.
  • Reported losses exceed $2 million (some individual victims sent $150k–$240k). Proceeds were moved toward financial institutions in Hong Kong and Bahrain; investigators indicated the money is largely already outside the U.S.
This matches the Libs of TikTok post. It is a classic elder-targeted mail/wire fraud operation run by foreign nationals using U.S.-based collection points. Law enforcement involved the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, CBP, and Orlando PD. No drug trafficking, narcotics proceeds, or money-laundering-of-drug-money charges appear in the complaint summary or press materials.

ZenMode’s comment (“They were laundering drug money”) on the forum thread is an unsupported assertion. It does not align with the public facts of this specific case. Broader patterns exist of Chinese-linked networks involved in various frauds (elder scams, refund fraud, etc.), and money-laundering occurs in many criminal enterprises, but that is not what the evidence shows here. The charge and described conduct are straightforward fraud against elderly victims.


 
Blue zones are five specific regions in the world where people live past 100 at the highest rates: Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; and Nicoya, Costa Rica. [1, 2]

The Five Blue Zones



    • Okinawa, Japan: An island region known for strong social circles called moai and plant-heavy diets.
    • Sardinia, Italy: A mountainous province with high numbers of male centenarians who walk steep terrain and drink antioxidant-rich local wine.
    • Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica: A sunny region featuring hard water rich in calcium and a strong sense of life purpose (plan de vida).
    • Ikaria, Greece: A small Aegean island following a traditional Mediterranean diet with high olive oil and herbal tea consumption.
    • Loma Linda, California: A community of Seventh-day Adventists who practice a strict vegetarian diet and rest on Saturdays. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
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Diogenes said:
ZenMode claims "They were laundering drug money." Were they?



No. There is no evidence in the charging documents, DOJ announcement, or reporting that the three arrested individuals were laundering drug money.

The relevant case is the August 4, 2026 announcement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida. Yongbo Li (36), Huashan Lu (62), and Yuxiang Zhao (60)—described as Chinese nationals living in the U.S. illegally—were arrested on a criminal complaint for conspiracy to commit mail fraud. They face up to 30 years if convicted.

What the scheme actually was​

  • Organized telephone, email, and internet pop-up scams that falsely claimed victims’ personal information or financial accounts had been compromised (including “porn fraud” variants).
  • Victims (mostly elderly, 28 identified so far across multiple states) were pressured to send cashier’s checks, money orders, or cash to P.O. boxes in the Orlando/Winter Park area.
  • Reported losses exceed $2 million (some individual victims sent $150k–$240k). Proceeds were moved toward financial institutions in Hong Kong and Bahrain; investigators indicated the money is largely already outside the U.S.
This matches the Libs of TikTok post. It is a classic elder-targeted mail/wire fraud operation run by foreign nationals using U.S.-based collection points. Law enforcement involved the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, CBP, and Orlando PD. No drug trafficking, narcotics proceeds, or money-laundering-of-drug-money charges appear in the complaint summary or press materials.

ZenMode’s comment (“They were laundering drug money”) on the forum thread is an unsupported assertion. It does not align with the public facts of this specific case. Broader patterns exist of Chinese-linked networks involved in various frauds (elder scams, refund fraud, etc.), and money-laundering occurs in many criminal enterprises, but that is not what the evidence shows here. The charge and described conduct are straightforward fraud against elderly victims.


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I had the wrong story

Three Members of a Prolific Chinese Money Laundering Organization Plead Guilty to Laundering Tens of Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds​

www.justice.gov

Three Members of a Prolific Chinese Money Laundering Organization Plead Guilty to Laundering Tens of Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds

Two Chinese nationals and a California man, all members of a prolific Chinese money laundering organization (CMLO), pleaded guilty yesterday to money laundering charges involving drug trafficking proceeds.
www.justice.gov www.justice.gov
 
ZenMode said:
Blue zones are five specific regions in the world where people live past 100 at the highest rates: Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; and Nicoya, Costa Rica. [1, 2]

The Five Blue Zones



    • Okinawa, Japan: An island region known for strong social circles called moai and plant-heavy diets.
    • Sardinia, Italy: A mountainous province with high numbers of male centenarians who walk steep terrain and drink antioxidant-rich local wine.
    • Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica: A sunny region featuring hard water rich in calcium and a strong sense of life purpose (plan de vida).
    • Ikaria, Greece: A small Aegean island following a traditional Mediterranean diet with high olive oil and herbal tea consumption.
    • Loma Linda, California: A community of Seventh-day Adventists who practice a strict vegetarian diet and rest on Saturdays. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
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https://twitter.com/x/status/2083601005506429297
View: https://x.com/ALScyborg/status/2083601005506429297?s=20
 
ZenMode said:
Are you concerned about the Seventh Day Adventests in Loma Linda, CA committing pension fraud or is it just everywhere else in the world that concerns you?
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Global fraud, as you'd know if you could read.
 
When the moronic brainwashed America people awake from their stupor they are going to be crushed by the amount of fraud that happens in America.

And then they are going to be pissed.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
When the moronic brainwashed America people awake from their stupor they are going to be crushed by the amount of fraud that happens in America. And then they are going to be pissed.
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What makes you think morons are going to awake?
 
Good on China and Russia for making a major effort to confront corruption and fraud......I am not sure of the situation in the rest of Asia.
 
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