Socialite Zhu Li'an (right) was remanded in the detention center in July this year because she could not raise a bail.

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[Reporter Zhang Wenchuan/Taipei Report] Socialite Zhu Lian was accused of setting up a false overseas paper company and soliciting investment in unapproved overseas funds. She was introduced to He Sha, the wife of Lin Baili, the founder of Quanta Computer. He lobbied to invest in fake funds and defrauded He Sha of nearly 50 million yuan. The victims also included political and business celebrities such as the widow of writer Zheng Fengxi Wu Jizhao, who attracted a total of 370 million yuan. Today, according to the crime of illegally operating banking business in violation of the Banking Law, Zhu Li'an was sentenced to 12 years in prison, and for the crime of forging private documents, he was sentenced to a fine of 4 months.

Appealable.

Huang Yanzhong and Zheng Xiuying were both sentenced to 5 years, 6 months and 2 years respectively in accordance with the Banking Law.

Zhu Lian is still in custody, and none of the three have appeared in court to hear the sentence.

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Zhu Lian used to be a director of Huaya Securities in Hong Kong. He met He Sha 8 years ago. He took the opportunity to promote AXIS offshore fund to He Sha, claiming that the fund has stable income and the investment target is real estate rent. It not only guarantees capital but also has almost no risk. can be redeemed in full.

In order to win the trust of He Sha, Ms. Zhu also took He Sha to the office of the securities company and showed the business card of the director, saying that the fund was registered in the Cayman Islands and had no tax problems, and the annual investment interest was as high as 8.4%. Remitted nearly 50 million yuan to purchase funds.

In addition, many political and business celebrities, including Wu Jizhao, were also defrauded by similar means. Wu Jizhao was defrauded of nearly 20 million yuan.

Prosecutors found out that Ms. Zhu made more than 370.89 million yuan by selling fake funds. Ms. Huang Yanzhong and Zheng Xiuying respectively took away 84,000 US dollars and 290,000 Taiwan dollars. Ms. Zhu determined that the three were for personal gain, falsely setting up overseas paper companies, and creating beautiful illusory bubbles , causing investors to invest again and again, and many victims invested their life savings and suffered heavy damages. Three people were prosecuted, and the North Court pronounced judgment today.