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This is a story about a sprawling scandal involving Chinese wealth and allegations of immigration favors, organized crime and money laundering. It features one V.V.I.P gambler who happens to be the cousin of Xi Jinping. W/ @damiencavehttps://nyti.ms/2KeCdLj
In 2016, Australian federal agents searched a private jet with big-time betters hoping to find evidence of money laundering. On board they found Ming Chai, the cousin of China’s top leader. Chai was a high roller, at one point spending $28 million at Australia's Crown casino
Chai is an interesting guy. For one, he’s got an Australian passport. He enjoys elevated status in China because of his family’s connections w/n the Communist Party. The daughter of Marshal He Long, a Communist revolutionary, once described him as “strong, sturdy and aggressive"
One of Chai’s business partners is a junket operator named Tom Zhou. Authorities suspect some of their companies of helping to facilitate the movement of large sums of $$ across borders. Zhou has been named civil and criminal cases in China. It's unclear if he has been back since
Zhou organized gambling tours for big betting Chinese clients and the Australian gov’t cleared the path, creating a fast-track visa approval and special “hotline.” It was used so frequently that one exec warned that its purpose was not for “last minute girlfriend additions.”
Since that search in 2016, Chai has been swept up in a sprawling investigation into organized crime, money laundering and immigration abuse that has rocked Australia. Local media including @Ageinvestigates first broke the story and have been dogged in uncovering new information
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