India, Jan. 9 -- Cambodia's Government said on Wednesday it had arrested and extradited to China a tycoon who has been accused of running a huge online scam operation. Cambodia's Interior Ministry said Prince Holding Group chairman Chen Zhi and two other Chinese citizens were arrested and extradited on Tuesday at the request of Chinese authorities. Chen formerly had dual nationality, but his Cambodian citizenship was revoked in December, it said.

US prosecutors charged Chen in October with conspiracy charges alleging he masterminded a multinational cyberfraud network, used his other businesses to launder its profits and sanctioned violence against workers. Prince had boasted of getting USD 30 million a day from the scams, according to th...