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Former Times Power legislator Wang Wanyu previously reported that POP Spiritual Growth Agency was suspected of illegally offering courses to obtain tuition fees. The prosecutor investigated and prosecuted the company in accordance with the law.
Power of the Times legislator Wang Wanyu reported to the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office, accusing POP Spiritual Growth Organization of using illegal courses to trick students into paying high tuition fees. (File photo)
The spiritual growth agency POP Psychological Enterprise Management Company was reported by Wang Wanyu, chairman of the Times Power Party, for using illegal Li Ling courses to defraud students of high tuition fees. After investigation, the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office prosecuted seven persons in charge, Lu Jinxiu, Huang Zhenhui and his wife, in accordance with illegal psychologists' laws, defrauding and other crimes. The Taipei District Court today sentenced Lu and Huang to eight months in prison and the eldest son Huang Huaizhi to six months in prison in accordance with the Psychological Law, and was fined. The remaining defendants were not guilty, and the whole case can still be appealed.
Lu and Huang were accused of knowingly knowing that they did not have clinical psychologist or counseling psychologist licenses and could not perform relevant psychological consultation and psychotherapy, but still pretended to the students that they had relevant practical experience, and hired their eldest son Huang Huaizhi and his daughter-in-law Liu Chun to serve as teaching assistants and general affairs; they also collected tuition fees from the students, and their second son Huang Huaizheng was responsible for course photography. They also hired man Guo Ruijie as the course teacher and woman Lai Yujiao as the accountant.
The lawsuit pointed out that since 1999, Lu Xiujin and Huang Zhenhui have successively established "Body and Mind Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd." and "Psychological Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd.", and in 2003 they established "POP WORKSHOP Spiritual Growth Group" offers courses that combine spiritual growth with business management, including Wealth Academy, Cosmic Wealth Secrets, Money Workshop, Psychology Academy, Soul Academy, etc. The prosecutor estimated that from 2003 to 2023, a total of 24 students were defrauded, and the illegal profits in this case exceeded 25,848,980 yuan.
In addition, some students were accused of being deceived by Lu Xiujin, Huang Zhenhui and others into purchasing energy bracelets and other items, involving fraud. After investigation, prosecutors believed that although the defendants and others would use phrases such as "generating energy" in the course, their value and effect often depend on personal subjective judgment. The mental and psychological comfort is usually far greater than the actual effect. Moreover, the students have a considerable level of knowledge and decide to believe based on free will after self-assessment. Therefore, it is difficult to admit that they are guilty of fraud.
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