Overview
- Britain’s National Crime Agency reached a Nov. 5 settlement under the Proceeds of Crime Act with Su Binghai and his company, Su Empire.
- Authorities seized three complete fossilised skeletons—a mother-and-baby Allosaurus pair and a Stegosaurus—nine London apartments and 11 Chinese artworks.
- The dinosaur fossils were bought at Christie’s in 2024 for about £12.4 million, and the artworks were acquired at auction in 2022 for over £400,000.
- A court order provides that 25% of the sale proceeds from the recovered assets will be paid into a bank account nominated by Su.
- Su was previously linked to Singapore’s largest money-laundering case, and officials later withdrew an Interpol notice after a separate forfeiture deal in Singapore.