World Liberty’s $100M WLFI buyer linked to UK money laundering probe

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Guren “Bobby” Zhou, the businessman identified as the person behind Aqua 1’s $100 million purchase of World Liberty Financial tokens, has remained linked to an active British money laundering investigation after his 2021 arrest, despite not being charged. The New York Times reported Sunday that British authorities arrested Zhou in 2021 on suspicion of money laundering, while a court record filed last November accused him of participating with five other people in a laundering operation dating to 2019. Two of Zhou’s longtime employees were charged in the case in September 2025, according to the report. One defendant has since pleaded…

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