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On December 20, 2020, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Malaysia has extradited a Chinese national to face charges for money laundering related to turtle trafficking.[1] The DOJ indictment filed on February 13, 2019 charges Kang Juntao, 24, of Hangzhou, China, with financing a ring of individuals who smuggled at least 1,500 protected turtles from the U.S. worth $2,250,000.[2]
[1] U.S. Department of Justice, Chinese Man Extradited for Financing Turtle-Trafficking Ring, Press Rel., No. 20-113, Dec. 10, 2020.
[2] United States v. Kang Juntao, U.S. District Court D. N. Jersey, Crim. 19-107 (OBS), Indictment.