2015-08-05 14:52
"Million shopping" pyramid scheme case of second instance court
CNDSN August 5th news] (China Anti MLM volunteer alliance) so far, the domestic involved the largest amount of Jinhua "million shopping" rebate site suspected of network marketing case, yesterday (October 31) in Zhejiang Jinhua intermediate people's Court of second instance court.
Jinhua official data show that as of June 2012 11 million shopping website is being closed down, the members of the merchant has been all over the country 31 provinces (cities, districts) more than 2300 counties involved (member) of nearly 200 million people, should reimburse the member's debt of 773 million yuan, finally formed on members to be dividend rebate debt for 240.45_yi billion yuan.
Newspaper August 8 reported that Chairman of first instance verdict in the case of the main suspect, "million shopping" should be built guilty of organizing and leading pyramid selling crime, was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment, fined $2 million; committed the crime of intentional injury, sentenced him to seven years in prison; both crime and punishment, decided to implement 15 years imprisonment, fined 200 million yuan. The other 11 defendants were sentenced to six years imprisonment, probation or exempted from criminal punishment, impose the appropriate penalty.
"Daily economic news" reporter was informed that, in the appeal period, the defendant should be built, Yang Jiangfeng, Shao Kang and other 8 people are not satisfied with the verdict, the case is not in line with the organization, leadership pyramid schemes, the crime of overweight, and so on the grounds of appeal.
Headquartered in Jinhua, the "ten thousand shopping" website, was established in May 2010, by the establishment of the Zhejiang billion Agel Ecommerce Ltd.
Last year, the "daily economic news" reporter had to interview with thousands of shopping headquarters, when the company management told reporters that the company is operating well, the rapid development momentum, the next step is to go on the NASDAQ listing, the ultimate goal is to exceed Alibaba become the largest electronic Business Company.
Jinhua official provided by the case, the "million shopping" site was established at the beginning of a year only third yuan turnover of 1650000 Square Shopping guide, website business is limited to Jinhua Zhejiang area. Then the company under the banner of "you spend, I return the money, zero cost shop", "500 back to 500" under the guise of full, to carry out "= consumption saving = free", "a yuan rebate" and temptation of rebate model, attracted many people and the franchisee to become a member of the "million shopping".
Had such rebate network is not real electronic commerce, on the basis of no real transactions, return also website is not lawful profits according to the legal profession. When the first trial court think, the defendant should be built, Jiang Feng Yang, webpages, Ye Feilin etc. 15, organizing, leading to sell goods, services and other business activities name, participants are required to pay fees or purchase goods and qualification for joining, and the composition of the level in a certain order, directly or indirectly to the number of staff development as payment or rebate basis, to lure participants to continue to participate in the development of others, swindling, activities to disrupt social and economic order, if the circumstances are serious, his behavior had constituted the crime of organizing and leading MLM, the Department of common crime. 3
(original title: "million shopping" marketing case of second instance court leader jailed for fifteen years)
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