The Sun Alliance eldest son-in-law's group defrauded online auctions and swindled millions of dollars. He was prosecuted and asked for a severe sentence.

He Gongyu, the son-in-law of Sun Alliance boss "Luoku" Shen Chunxiong, is suspected of using social platforms such as Instagram to set up accounts with people's heads to conduct fake online photos. (Photo taken by reporter Zheng Jingyi)

He Gongyu, the son-in-law of Sun Alliance boss "Luoku" Shen Chunxiong, is suspected of using Instagram and other social platforms to set up fake online accounts, defrauding 449 people in one year and causing a total financial loss of more than 11 million yuan. Prosecutor Wang Caojiqin of the Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office directed the Criminal Bureau's Interpol Investigation Team 1 and other units to form a task force, which arrested these four people. Recently, the entire case was prosecuted and requested to be punished with a severe sentence of 4 to 8 years. The 388,888 TEDA coins seized by the fraud group were confiscated, and the suspected Toyota Alphard SUV was also auctioned, so that all victims can obtain compensation.

Police investigation revealed that 25-year-old He Gongyu was a Sun Alliance cadre and the son-in-law of Sun Alliance boss "Luoku" Shen Chunxiong. He Nan rented a community building in Zhongli to set up a fraud computer room, and recruited cadres such as Liao Yian and Lin Zongwei. Lin Nan is responsible for setting up accounts on social platforms such as Instagram, Threads and Facebook, and posting low-price bidding or sales advertisements for high-quality bags, popular mobile phones and luxury watches; Liao Nan is responsible for responding to victims in the backend of the computer room. The victim believed it to be true, and after transferring the money to the designated account, the group immediately disconnected and stopped shipping goods. Between June of the year before last and June of last year, a total of 449 people in Taiwan fell victim to the scam, with total financial losses exceeding NT$11 million.

He Kung-yu was also responsible for contacting the driver's side and asking Lin Chuhua, another Sun Alliance cadre, to mobilize Vietnamese riders to form a withdrawal group and go to ATMs across Taiwan to intensively collect the stolen money remitted by the victims and hand it over layer by layer. After He Nan received the cash, he converted the stolen money into Tether and other cryptocurrencies and remitted it to the computer room wallet, thereby laundering the stolen money and creating a cash flow breakpoint.

Under the command of Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office prosecutor Wang Caojiqin, the task force launched a closing operation from March to April this year, and all four core members, He Kung-yu, Liao Yi'an, Lin Zongwei and Lin Chuhua (by name), were arrested and brought to justice in Taoyuan, Taichung and other places. Ho Kung-yu and Lam Chung-wei were released on bail of NT$500,000 after being interrogated, while Liao Yi'an was detained and prohibited from meeting. The Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office recently concluded an investigation and prosecuted He Gongyu and others for crimes such as aggravated fraud under the Fraud and Crime Harm Prevention Ordinance, the Money Laundering Prevention and Control Act, the Organized Crime Prevention Ordinance and the Criminal Law. Specifically, they requested heavy sentences ranging from 4 to 8 years.

The prosecutors also seized 388,888 Tether coins (approximately NT$11.16 million), which were confiscated by the Taichung District Court. The Taoyuan Branch of the Administrative Enforcement Agency of the Ministry of Justice put the Toyota Alphard in the case at an immediate price auction and successfully sold it for NT$960,000. All confiscated and auction proceeds will be used to compensate the 449 victims to ensure that all victims receive compensation.