SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation's San Diego Field Office issued the following press release:
SAN DIEGO - Hua Wang pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting his involvement in a $65 million multinational fraud and money laundering scheme targeting elderly victims across the United States, including in San Diego. Videos by YouTubers from Scammer Payback and Trilogy Media helped law enforcement identify multiple defendants and uncover the structure of the fraud conspiracy.
Wang, shown below, is the lead defendant charged in the scheme. In April 2025, Wang was arrested at his residence in Flushing, New York just days after his co-defendant, Weining Su, aka "Ning Ma," was arr...