Japanese police have ?arrested a 44-year-old man suspected of being a top executive of Prince Group, a multinational network accused of running ?vast scam center operations, local ?media reported ?on Monday, citing ?police sources.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested Hu Shi, a Cypriot national, on ?June 14 on suspicion of falsifying documents, ?the Asahi newspaper and broadcaster NHK reported. Two others, ?both Chinese nationals, ?were also arrested.
Tokyo police declined ?to comment.
?In an interview on April 23, Hu ?denied ?being a leader of Prince Group.
Chen Zhi, founder of the conglomerate the United States alleges ?is a front for a multibillion-dollar online fraud and money laundering operation, was deported to China from Cambodia earlier ?this ?year.
Authorities across Asia, ?including in Taiwan, Singapore and Hong ?Kong, have also seized assets or detained individuals linked to Prince Group.
In November, Prince Group ?denied any wrongdoing in a statement issued via a U.S. law firm.
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