Jun Wang, Money Laundering Conspiracy, New York 2024

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Jun Wang Indicted for Money Laundering Conspiracy

In a shocking turn of events, Jun Wang, a 62-year-old Chinese national and lawful permanent resident of the United States, has been charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering in a multi-million dollar scheme involving Walmart Gift Cards.

According to the indictment, between June 2019 and June 2021, Wang received gift cards obtained from victims of wire fraud schemes in the Northern District of New York and elsewhere. He allegedly used these fraudulently obtained gift cards, totaling more than $2 million, to buy other gift cards at Walmart and Sam’s Club stores in Florida and other states, thereby disguising the source and nature of the funds obtained from the fraud victims.

The charge filed against Wang carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison, a fine of up to twice the value of the allegedly laundered funds, or $4 million in this case, and a term of supervised release of up to 3 years. A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a judge based on the statute the defendant is charged with violating, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other factors.

Wang was arrested several weeks ago at Los Angeles International Airport and was arraigned this week in Binghamton, New York, before Magistrate Judge Miroslav Lovric, after being transported to the Northern District of New York. Judge Lovric ordered Wang detained pending trial, which is expected to be held sometime in 2025 before Senior United States District Judge David N. Hurd.

The charges in the indictment are merely accusations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

The FBI is investigating the case, which is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Tamara B. Thomson and Michael F. Perry. U.S. Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), made the announcement.