Cambodia moves to 'drain the swamp' with arrest of tycoons

Accused swindler Leng Channa is third 'lord' to face legal action in recent months

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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet's new government has denied connections to a detained tycoon. (Photo by Hiroki Endo)

FIONA KELLIHER and MECH DARA, Contributing writers

PHNOM PENH -- A Cambodian tycoon has been arrested after she allegedly swindled investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars, the latest in a growing list of freewheeling elites accused of fraud.

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