The New Taipei City Investigation Division of the Investigation Bureau was divided into 5 groups yesterday to search the residences of the defendants involved in the case, including Chen Jiacheng, the head of the Asian region of the group, and Mao Yijie, the head of the Taiwan region who claims to be the Golden Boy of Wall Street.

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[Reporter Qian Lizhong/Taipei Report] The "EXP ASSET" (EXP) group, which emerged in Taiwan in 2018, claims to be mining in Poland and other countries, and attracts investment in the virtual currency trading market in Taiwan, attracting tens of millions of dollars. It ceased operation in August 2008. The Taipei District Prosecutor's Office searched and interviewed four people including Chen Jiacheng, the head of the Asian region of the group, and Mao Yijie, the head of the Taiwan region who claimed to be the "Golden Boy of Wall Street". Gross 1.2 million yuan in security and Chen 1 million yuan in security, both of which are restricted from leaving the country and going to sea.

In addition, Hong Ziwei, a cadre of the group, was ordered to restrict leaving the country, going to sea and living in the country after the hearing; Lin Jingchun, a cadre, was asked to return.

According to reports from the investigation, from 2018 to September 2019, the group was suspected of soliciting investment in Taiwan. By holding investment briefings in five-star hotels, the group used investment rhetoric such as "you can get 20% profit in 120 days", Defrauding investors into taking the bait, illegally sucking in tens of millions of yuan, and hundreds of people have been victimized in total.

In August 2019, the group stopped operating without warning, and hundreds of investors lost their money. Therefore, a self-rescue association was formed to file a lawsuit. After the whole case was exposed by the media, the first wave of searches and interviews was launched yesterday.