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Taiwan Man Sentenced to Over 4 Years for Working as Fraud Group's ATM Mule

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A man in Changhua, Taiwan, was sentenced to 4 years and 2 months for acting as a money mule for a fraud group.
  • He joined the group via Facebook and Telegram, earning 100 yuan for every 10,000 yuan withdrawn, totaling 17,474 yuan in half a month.
  • The man was convicted of 37 counts of fraud and money laundering, with the court citing the significant harm caused to victims and financial order.

A man in Taiwan has been sentenced to over four years in prison for his role as a "money mule" in a fraud ring. The Changhua District Court found the man, identified by the surname Jiang, guilty of 37 counts of fraud and money laundering.

He joined the criminal organization after seeing an advertisement on Facebook for "making big money in Taichung."

— Court documentExplaining how the defendant was recruited into the fraud group.

Jiang joined the criminal organization after seeing an advertisement on Facebook for "making big money in Taichung." He was contacted through Telegram by an individual known as "the chairman," who provided him with ATM cards and a work phone. His task was to withdraw money from ATMs and hand it over to his superiors, for which he received a commission of 100 yuan for every 10,000 yuan withdrawn.

Over a period of just half a month, Jiang withdrew a total of 1,747,415 yuan, impacting 37 victims. The court noted that his actions not only disregarded victims' property rights but also disrupted financial transaction order. He was sentenced to a combined 40 years and 11 months, with 4 years and 2 months to be served.

His task was to withdraw money from ATMs and hand it over to his superiors, for which he received a commission of 100 yuan for every 10,000 yuan withdrawn.

— Court documentDescribing the defendant's role and compensation within the fraud ring.

The court applied the principle of "one offense, one penalty" for each of the 37 withdrawals. For withdrawals under 20,000 yuan, where his earnings were less than 200 yuan, he received sentences of 1 year and 1 month. For the three instances where he withdrew over 100,000 yuan, earning more than 1,000 yuan, he was sentenced to 1 year and 3 months per offense.

His actions not only disregarded victims' property rights but also disrupted financial transaction order.

— Court documentStating the court's reasoning for the severity of the sentence.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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