The book thief Xiao Wenjia once committed the crime of stealing 120,000 books in 7 years and was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison. After he was released from prison, he returned to his old business and stole nearly 3,000 books to resell for profit. The Changhua District Court sentenced him to 4 years in prison. May be subject to a fine.

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[Reporter Chen Guanbei/Changhua Report] Xiao Wenjia, a 41-year-old man, committed the crime of stealing 120,000 books in seven years and reselling them for tens of millions of dollars. He also stole nearly 3,000 books, but the victim bookstore could not find any evidence and could only let him get away with it. It was not until October last year that he was arrested for stealing beer at a welfare center in China. The police found the stolen books when they entered the residence with a search ticket. filling.

The Changhua District Court held a trial and found that Xiao Nan had committed 20 crimes of theft and theft. He was sentenced to 5 months in prison for each crime and should be executed for 4 years. He could also be fined.

In 2015, the police in Chiayi City arrested Xiao Wenjia for allegedly stealing books from bookstores using the technique of "moving an elephant with ants". Over the past seven years, he has stolen more than 120,000 books from 50 bookstores in China, including Jinshitang and Stepping Stone, and sold them through self-operated online auctions. Selling stolen goods at 40% off the market price, with an average monthly income of 100,000 yuan. Therefore, he drove a million-dollar car and lived in a million-dollar house. Later, Xiao Nan’s behavior was exposed. In 2016, he was sentenced to 145 prison terms in March for theft. Execute in June of 1 year.

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Unexpectedly, Xiao Nan resumed his old business not long after he was released from prison. Among them, on November 15, 2020, he stole 9 books from a bookstore in Changhua. Went to the Xihu store of Quanlian Welfare Center to steal 3 bottles of Corona beer, pistachios and lemons, etc. The store found out and called the police, so his whereabouts were locked. The Changhua police entered the residence with a search ticket and found that the house was full of stolen goods Books, incriminating evidence.

The verdict pointed out that between October 2020 and April 2021, Xiao Nan stole nearly 3,000 books from 19 bookstores in Taipei, Taichung, and Changhua, and then stole nearly 3,000 books from 19 bookstores opened on the Yahoo Auction website. The books that came were sold at a discount of 6.9% of the market price. When Xiao Nan was arrested, 725 books had been sold.

The indictment of the Changhua District Prosecutor's Office pointed out that Xiao Wenjia was a repeat offender of theft and committed another crime intentionally within 5 years. He was sentenced to a total of 20 crimes of theft, and he was sentenced to 5 months in prison for each crime.

The prosecutor said that every time Xiao Nan stole books with a big backpack on his back, and used the anti-theft loopholes to pass the inspection, and then sold them online at a price lower than the market price. Apart from paying the freight, he made a profit at almost zero cost. After the smell, even if he was caught and sentenced, he continued to steal, as if he had no law, so he specifically asked for a severe sentence.

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The book thief Xiao Wenjia once committed the crime of stealing 120,000 books. When the police seized them, it was like a book exhibition.

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