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
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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
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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"
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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
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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.”
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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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