The Ministry of Justice intends to amend the Money Laundering Prevention Law to increase the punishment for those with criminal income of more than 100 million yuan, and to add criminal responsibilities for money laundering using virtual assets, head accounts, and collection of books.

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[Reporter Wu Zhengfeng/Taipei Report] In order to combat fraudulent money laundering crimes and curb the proliferation of personal accounts, the Ministry of Justice plans to amend the Money Laundering Prevention Law, increase the punishment for those with criminal income of more than 100 million yuan, and increase the punishment "Using virtual assets or third-party payment "Tool money laundering" crimes, and the crime of adding head accounts, and setting penalties for fraudulent groups collecting books.

Heavier penalties for money laundering using virtual assets

The Ministry of Justice held the first press conference after the Spring Festival yesterday. Chief Prosecutor Huang Mouxin pointed out that if the amount of fraud exceeds 100 million yuan, it will greatly affect the victim and the financial order. Therefore, the punishment should be increased. The relevant sentence and text are now being discussed by the training group; The increasingly prosperous virtual assets and third-party payment tools are potential money laundering tools. In order to specifically regulate this type of crime, it is proposed to add punishment for such emerging money laundering methods.

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In addition, fraudulent syndicates have to collect money through head accounts. In current judicial practice, people who sell their accounts are often found guilty of aiding fraud or aiding money laundering. However, such crimes are "assisting criminals" and must be attached to the "principal criminal" to commit a crime. Sentencing, and the term of the sentence can also be discounted, the lack of deterrence has caused the law enforcement agencies to be exhausted to fight fraud, and the head account is still flooding.

Addition of head accounts, collection of books and group criminal responsibilities

In order to strengthen the public's awareness of account control and avoid more victims, it is proposed to independently and clearly stipulate the "crime of money laundering with head accounts". The issue of the proof of the punishment of the head account; moreover, it is proposed to add the criminal liability of the collection group (those who collect the head account) to fill the gaps in the current regulations.

The Ministry of Justice has previously pointed out that the trend of fraud crimes becoming qualitatively violent crimes has derived compound crime types such as hindering freedom and inflicting abuse, and even causing serious injuries or deaths to victims. aggravated deprivation of freedom of movement".

Minister of Justice Cai Qingxiang hopes to complete the legal work as soon as possible to cope with the ever-changing crime patterns.