China Sentences Myanmar Crime Family Leaders to Death Over Vast Fraud Empire
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A Chinese court sentenced the patriarch of a powerful Myanmar-based crime family and four associates to death, marking the culmination of Beijing’s sweeping crackdown on the vast, violent telecom-fraud empires that have long operated with impunity along its southern border.
On November 4, the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court handed down the death penalty to Bai Suocheng, his son Bai Yingcang, and three other key members of their syndicate for orchestrating a criminal enterprise that generated more than 29 billion yuan ($4 billion) from online scams and illegal casinos. The group was also found guilty of a string of violent crimes, including murder, kidnapping, and forced prostitution, that led to the deaths of at least seven Chinese citizens.
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- A Chinese court sentenced Bai Suocheng, his son, and three associates to death for leading a criminal syndicate generating over 29 billion yuan ($4 billion) from scams and illegal casinos.
- The group was also found guilty of violence, murder, kidnapping, forced prostitution, and methamphetamine trafficking.
- The crackdown follows a multinational campaign, with several other syndicate members receiving life or long prison terms, and similar sentences handed to the Ming family.
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