World Liberty partner linked to sanctioned Cambodian scam firm

A business partner of the Trump-backed World Liberty group is tied to a Cambodian company that U.S. authorities sanctioned for operating organized online and call-center scams, a recent report found. Corporate filings and financial records cited in the report show overlapping ownership and management between the partner’s firms and the Cambodian entity.

U.S. officials took action after investigators concluded the Cambodian company used call centers, social media and fake investment platforms to solicit money from people overseas. The sanctions bar U.S. persons from doing business with the firm and typically freeze assets the company holds under U.S. jurisdiction.

Documents reviewed in the report list the partner or close associates as officers, beneficiaries or shareholders in companies registered in Cambodia and other Southeast Asian jurisdictions. The report also identifies directorship overlaps and financial transfers routed through companies with common ownership that link the partner to the sanctioned network.

The World Liberty group has presented itself as an ally of former President Donald Trump. The partner named in the report is described as a long-time associate of the group’s leadership. The report traces a trail of corporate connections tying that associate to businesses in the region where scam operations have increased in recent years.

Investigators traced funds and management lines to a network of shell companies and front organizations before placing the Cambodian firm on a sanctions list. The criminal status of individuals connected to the company was not specified in the sanctions announcement.

There have been no public criminal charges announced against the World Liberty group or the named partner, and the partner has not been publicly accused by U.S. prosecutors. Representatives for World Liberty and the named partner did not immediately provide a public statement in response to the report.

Officials who announced the sanctions described the action as part of broader efforts to disrupt transnational scam networks. The report urges regulators and law enforcement to further trace the flow of funds and determine whether civil or criminal actions are warranted.