A San Gabriel Valley man was sentenced Monday to four years and three months in federal prison for helping launder more than $36.9 million stolen through a digital asset investment scam carried out from Cambodia.

Shengsheng He, 39, of La Puente, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner, who also ordered him to pay more than $26.8 million in restitution, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

He pleaded guilty in April in Los Angeles federal court to one count of conspiracy to operate an illegal money transmitting business.

“This defendant will spend years in federal prison for participating in a conspiracy in which victims lost tens of millions of dollars, starting with the simple step of responding to unsolicited messages on their phones,” Acting U.S. Attorney Bill E

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