Congressman Krishnamoorthi Fights To Protect Americans From Scams Run By Chinese Organized Crime
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi
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Our Chicago'}, {'start': '24.160', 'end': '28.640', 'text': 'investigation into pig butchering was'}, {'start': '26.320', 'end': '31.119', 'text': 'recently featured in a US House and'}, {'start': '28.640', 'end': '33.040', 'text': 'Senate committee hearing. Now lawmakers'}, {'start': '31.119', 'end': '36.239', 'text': 'are trying to protect people from this'}, {'start': '33.040', 'end': '38.719', 'text': 'heartbreaking scam. Pig butchering is a'}, {'start': '36.239', 'end': '41.520', 'text': 'scam named for the way it lures victims'}, {'start': '38.719', 'end': '43.760', 'text': 'in, fattens them up, gains their trust,'}, {'start': '41.520', 'end': '46.079', 'text': 'and then drains their finances. This is'}, {'start': '43.760', 'end': '48.399', 'text': 'Congressman Raja Christoorthy of the 8th'}, {'start': '46.079', 'end': '50.719', 'text': 'district of Illinois recently in a joint'}, {'start': '48.399', 'end': '53.039', 'text': 'hearing between the select committee on'}, {'start': '50.719', 'end': '55.600', 'text': 'the Chinese Communist Party and the'}, {'start': '53.039', 'end': '58.000', 'text': "Senate Select Committee on Aging. He's"}, {'start': '55.600', 'end': '60.480', 'text': 'showing our recent IT team investigation'}, {'start': '58.000', 'end': '63.600', 'text': 'on pig butchering to members of the'}, {'start': '60.480', 'end': '66.479', 'text': 'House and Senate to push for change and'}, {'start': '63.600', 'end': '69.040', 'text': 'stop the scam. If you look at the video'}, {'start': '66.479', 'end': '72.000', 'text': 'from just outside my district of a woman'}, {'start': '69.040', 'end': '75.119', 'text': 'who lost almost $1 million to a scammer'}, {'start': '72.000', 'end': '77.439', 'text': 'using pig butchering cash which she took'}, {'start': '75.119', 'end': '80.080', 'text': 'from her home equity loan. Our story'}, {'start': '77.439', 'end': '84.560', 'text': 'from September of 2024 featured Erica'}, {'start': '80.080', 'end': '87.040', 'text': 'Damas. He said that he loved me once. He'}, {'start': '84.560', 'end': '89.280', 'text': 'sent me a huge bouquet of flowers. The'}, {'start': '87.040', 'end': '91.360', 'text': 'widow was wooed and convinced by a'}, {'start': '89.280', 'end': '94.799', 'text': 'scammer who she met online to send'}, {'start': '91.360', 'end': '96.880', 'text': 'nearly $1 million over time. What you'}, {'start': '94.799', 'end': '100.320', 'text': 'did was you shined a light on something'}, {'start': '96.880', 'end': '103.119', 'text': 'that is common, but when you hear it, it'}, {'start': '100.320', 'end': '105.840', 'text': 'is still uh something that kind of takes'}, {'start': '103.119', 'end': '108.240', 'text': 'you back. Christa Morphy echoes what the'}, {'start': '105.840', 'end': '111.040', 'text': 'FBI told the IT team that many of the'}, {'start': '108.240', 'end': '113.360', 'text': 'scammers are victims themselves of sex'}, {'start': '111.040', 'end': '116.000', 'text': 'trafficking, being forced to rip off'}, {'start': '113.360', 'end': '119.520', 'text': 'others. Scam compounds are being'}, {'start': '116.000', 'end': '122.079', 'text': 'operated from Southeast Asia. They'}, {'start': '119.520', 'end': '124.479', 'text': 'involve people who are illegally'}, {'start': '122.079', 'end': '128.160', 'text': 'trafficked into those compounds and'}, {'start': '124.479', 'end': '130.160', 'text': 'basically compelled to engage in scams.'}, {'start': '128.160', 'end': '132.720', 'text': 'The congressman even set up his own'}, {'start': '130.160', 'end': '135.760', 'text': 'sting operation connecting this wouldbe'}, {'start': '132.720', 'end': '138.480', 'text': 'online pig butchering scammer who also'}, {'start': '135.760', 'end': '141.680', 'text': 'could be a human trafficking victim. Is'}, {'start': '138.480', 'end': '143.520', 'text': 'it a scam compound? Your mother is a'}, {'start': '141.680', 'end': '145.280', 'text': 'scammer.'}, {'start': '143.520', 'end': '146.879', 'text': 'We have to make it clear to the Chinese'}, {'start': '145.280', 'end': '149.280', 'text': 'Communist Party and the government of'}, {'start': '146.879', 'end': '152.560', 'text': 'China that we are not going to tolerate'}, {'start': '149.280', 'end': '157.160', 'text': 'them um either turning a blind eye to'}, {'start': '152.560', 'end': '159.360', 'text': 'this or actively supporting these scam'}, {'start': '157.160', 'end': '161.120', 'text': 'operations. The congressman says he'}, {'start': '159.360', 'end': '163.360', 'text': 'hopes the hearing and our story can'}, {'start': '161.120', 'end': '166.160', 'text': 'create bipartisan legislation and'}, {'start': '163.360', 'end': '167.920', 'text': 'change. Lawmakers say they also hope to'}, {'start': '166.160', 'end': '170.560', 'text': 'partner with all levels of law'}, {'start': '167.920', 'end': '172.879', 'text': 'enforcement to stop pig butchering and'}, {'start': '170.560', 'end': '174.160', 'text': 'educate people about these scams. Rob'}, {'start': '172.879', 'end': '176.000', 'text': 'Judy, you can watch our first'}, {'start': '174.160', 'end': '178.080', 'text': 'investigation about the woman who lost'}, {'start': '176.000', 'end': '180.319', 'text': 'all of that money on our free news app.'}, {'start': '178.080', 'end': '183.599', 'text': 'It was so sad how she was convinced to'}, {'start': '180.319', 'end': '185.680', 'text': 'send so much money, $1 million over a'}, {'start': '183.599', 'end': '187.360', 'text': 'long period of time. So many crimes'}, {'start': '185.680', 'end': '188.959', 'text': 'being committed in addition to ripping'}, {'start': '187.360', 'end': '190.319', 'text': "people off. Yeah. And I'm glad there's"}, {'start': '188.959', 'end': '192.959', 'text': 'hopefully going to be some change. Yeah.'}, {'start': '190.319', 'end': '192.959', 'text': 'Like to see the follow.'}]