A Staten Island man received probation and home confinement for helping an international criminal network launder funds through fraudulent bank accounts tied to online scams.
Boston, MA. — A New York man has been sentenced for his role in a sophisticated international money laundering and drug trafficking organization uncovered in the greater Boston area.
Rongjian Li, 38, of Staten Island, was sentenced on Oct. 27, 2025, by U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley to three years of probation, including one year of home confinement. Afterward, Li must complete 100 hours of community service. He pleaded guilty in February 2025 to conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Li was among 12 defendants charged in a May 2023 superseding indictment alleging participation in a multistate network led by Jin Hua Zhang of Staten Island. Prosecutors say the organization laundered at least $25 million in under one year, including bulk cash from drug trafficking and proceeds from overseas fraud schemes that targeted U.S. victims. Those schemes included warranty scams and fraudulent cryptocurrency investment solicitations…