U.S. Sanctions Myanmar Militia Head for Scams Targeting Americans

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U.S. authorities have sanctioned a Myanmar warlord, Saw Chit Thu, his two sons and his militia for running cyber scam operations. The U.S. Treasury Department says the militia group's criminal enterprises have taken billions of dollars from U.S. citizens.

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00:00The U.S. has sanctioned a Myanmar warlord, his two sons, in the militia he leads for cybercrime and human trafficking.

00:09U.S. authorities say Saw Sheet Do, head of the Karen National Army, runs a lucrative cyber scam operation targeting Americans.

00:17The U.S. says the warlord's criminal enterprise is run from a militia-controlled town near the border with Thailand.

00:23Criminal gangs linked to both Myanmar's junta and rebel forces have used cross-border scam operations to fund their war efforts.

00:32The U.S. says criminal gangs in Southeast Asia have trafficked hundreds of thousands of people in recent years to work in scam centers.

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