Shandong first MLM Case: Who circle 4.42 billion yuan money

The cases involved as many as 260,000 people, footprints all over the country, the amount of money involved is as high as 4.42 billion yuan, a single fine of $170 million, but also the highest record of the same case. These data make "Jinhua Sea" case became the first MLM case in Shandong. According to industry estimates, its influence far beyond the "million Lin case" above. However, the case from the beginning of the detection to three months before the CFA hammer fell three years, there is no official from any public coverage of the text of the reporter Jiangdongliang "rule of Law Weekend" reporter Gio Hongyan "involved in more than 260,000 people, footprints across the country The amount of money involved is as high as $4.42 billion, with a single fine of $170 million, which is the highest record of similar cases.　　"No matter from which point of view, Shandong province Huimin County Public Security Bureau successfully broke" Jinhua Sea mega-sale case "should be very stiff news.　　However, the reporter online inquiries, the case from the beginning of the detection, to the current final judgment of three years, there is no official news from any.　　Recently, the reporter received "situation reflects" said, the amount of money involved in the case, as high as 4.4 billion yuan after the incident, due to the news has not been timely public, resulting in a lot of people will continue to enter the account for the purchase of loans, in the detection process, the investigators are "white Stripes" in the form of collecting huge fines.　　In order to find out the truth, the reporter rushed to Shandong province Huimin County interview.　　Poor counties cracked MLM Big case Huimin County is located in northeastern Shandong province, subordinate to Binzhou, according to Huimin County Propaganda Department, a deputy minister, Huimin County annual revenue less than 200 million yuan, ranked Shandong Province, the penultimate 17th.　　This is called Shandong First MLM case is the protagonist of Qingdao Jinhua Sea Biological Co., Ltd.　　Jinhua Sea Company was founded in 1993, mainly engaged in the fine processing of marine life materials and research and development, health food (Hidoan), pesticides and so on. The problem is in the sales model of this product.　　It is understood that the beginning of the product sales prospects are not optimistic, after October 2005, a person named He Xinchi in charge of the overall marketing, in order to expand the market, this person used an allegedly world-renowned marketing model, so that Jinhua Sea product sales are geometric level rise. It is reported that the "Hi-many-ann" Price is approved by the Qingdao Municipal Price Bureau: "Hi-More" single bottle price of 490 yuan, and Jinhua Sea Company to He Xinchi's internal settlement price is 45 yuan per bottle, He Xinchi sales price is 447 yuan, is a windfall. He Xinchi launched an extremely tempting marketing model.　　That is, each person as long as a one-time purchase of 10 bottles of "hi-many Ann", that is to pay 4470 yuan, the highest can be promoted rebate 8700 yuan, the rebate maximum limit was later revised to 6700 Yuan.　　This model was later identified by the Huimin County Public Security Bureau as MLM. So how was the "Jinhua Sea" investigated?　　According to people familiar with the situation, the Huimin sales leader Zhu Shuying with a local consumer disputes, so "Jinhua Sea" was reported. May 2007, Huimin County Public Security Bureau on suspicion of MLM, will Zhu Shuying captured, 525th, and will be rushed to deal with the matter of Jinhua Sea Chairman Wang Wanquan, general manager Guo Zhixian couple captured, then detonated the case.　　This once prosperous enterprise also fell to the ground ...　　According to the investigation, to the crime, Qingdao Jinhua Sea Biological Co., Ltd. a total of "hi-more Ann" 989200 single (a single ten bottles), the illegal operation of 4.42 billion yuan, the development of more than 260,000 MLM personnel, Qingdao Jinhua Sea Biological Co., Ltd. illegal profit of 160 million yuan.　　The public prosecution organ considers that the defendant unit Qingdao Jinhua Sea Biological Co., Ltd. violates the State regulation, carries on the pyramid sale activity, disturbs the market order, the plot is particularly serious, the defendant Wang Wanquan and so on the pyramid sale activity, the plot is serious, should investigate the above defendant unit and the defendant's criminal responsibility by the illegal December 18, 2009, the court of first instance according to the relevant provisions of the criminal law of the People's Republic of China and the official reply of the Supreme Court on how to determine the nature of MLM or disguised pyramid schemes, the defendant unit Qingdao Jinhua Sea Biological Co., Ltd. was convicted of illegal operation and sentenced to a fine of RMB 170 million　　15 defendants, such as Wang Wanquan, have been sentenced to unequal sentences for the crime of illegal operation and suspended sentence, and 5 defendants, optical and so on, have been convicted of illegal operation and exempted from criminal punishment.　　Court of First Instance judgment: continue to recover the defendant's units and the illegal income of the defendants together with the seizure of the proceeds, stolen goods by the seizure, freezing organs in accordance with the law.　　January 29, 2010, the Court of second instance Binzhou the Intermediate people's courts to make final judgment: dismiss the above, upheld the original decision.　　Only one of the six parties interviewed by the reporter was in the defendant's list of the verdict and the others were not mentioned.　　But reporters in the Huimin County People's Court interview, Dean Tri Yu had said, Huimin County only arrested 20 defendants, the rest of the local arrest more local trial. Several parties to the reporter said: At that time was taken away by the public security organs, and then sent to Huimin County detention center.　　No one said to be tried in the area. According to the verdict, the public security organs seized 108 million yuan of the defendant's funds when handling cases.　　Among them, the police from the seizure, frozen passbook, bank cards in cash withdrawals more than 87.02 million yuan. Suspicious margin July 21, 2008, is the first trial trial days, the trial lasted for eight days.　　A party to the reporter said, until the trial, she did not know exactly what happened, from the field to audit is to want to know "in the end is the company Mister Volume fled, or made a mistake." The 55-year-old Shandong Laizhou Gao Deyong also to audit. According to her, the afternoon of July 25, 2008, during the hearing, she was Huimin County Public Security Bureau through the investigation squadron taken away from the court, illegal operation of the crime of criminal detention.　　On the afternoon of July 30, 2008, his family received a book of criminal detention from the Huimin County Public Security Bureau. Gao Deyong told reporters that during the detention, the public security officers held a number of interrogations, and summoned her husband to the Huimin County police station to inquire about the situation. August 12, 2008, Huimin CountyTwo staff members of the Security Bureau will be the computer in their home, easy to pay, the banknote detector together. "When I was detained for nearly 20 days, the Huimin County Public Security Bureau said to my family:" You must pay a fine of 500,000 yuan, you can go on bail, we let people.　　"Gao Deyong said. "After many times with the Huimin County Public Security Bureau after bargaining, Huimin County Public Security bureau said at least also have to pay 200,000 yuan fine and 80,000 yuan of margin, we can give you bail pending." "My family wanted to do everything, and scraped a patchwork of 280,000 of dollars in cash, paid to the Huimin County Public Security Bureau, I was on bail on August 22, 2008 to go home."　　"Wanted-to be caught-to pay fines and margin-bargaining-to pay-to be released on bail, the reporter interviewed a number of Jinhua sea parties have stated this experience."　　According to Gao Deyong, August 22, 2008, his son-in-law in the Huimin County Public Security Bureau to two Zhang surnamed staff 200,000 yuan in cash, only to get a note paper written proof of payment, covered the Huimin County Public Security Bureau by the Investigation Brigade chapter. "We have paid more than a year's time, now the money in who hand, what we do not know."　　Gao Deyong told reporters. Several other respondents said in an interview that after tens of thousands of or even hundreds of thousands of, some received only 10,000 or 20,000 of the bail payment vouchers.　　Some even directly to the local agricultural bank, in the public security personnel fill out the list of direct remittance, remittance vouchers were taken away by the police officers.　　Several of the journalists interviewed mentioned that they had been told before the detention center that they were not allowed to mention the money to anyone. "In addition to these security deposit or fine, there is a huge amount of ' payment ' after the incident also whereabouts unknown."　　A group of respondents said. A party leader retained the 52 to 57 period of China Postal savings transfer list, showing that she sent the money to a household account named Wangqingqiang. "The man was released after a period of detention and was not sentenced," Wangqingqiang said. Came out, but also told us that the money public security organs have been for us to keep up, and then the person disappeared.　　"A visit to the" leader of the reporter said, from the 52 period (three period per month) began, until 57, each period of remittance amount in 400,000 yuan or so, only she a person, did not see any product of the payment is sent out 2 million yuan.　　Huimin County People's Court Dean Tri Yu and Huimin County People's Procuratorate of the Public Prosecution Branch Wan Peng in an interview with reporters, said that the case was verified that there are 570 leaders.　　Reporters on the issue of money, to Huimin County Public Security Bureau interview verification, many efforts, have been rejected.　　No victims? "There is no victim in this case."　　Huimin County People's court Dean Tri Yu said in an interview with reporters.　　He explained that because of this marketing model has the high rebate, therefore buys the product the person to have the illegal operation the goal. According to the reporter understand, Jinhua Sea Company production of health Products "Hi-many" is certified by the relevant departments of qualified products, the court in the process of trial also did not raise the quality of the product itself questioned, but only to determine the means of marketing illegal products. The reporter asked Cui Dean: "If the ordinary consumer listens to Jinhua Sea Company to the product propaganda and buys a bottle or several bottles of product, count is not the victim." Is it not a victim that in the period 52 to 57, the company has actually been closed down to buy the ordinary purchasers of ' hi-Ann '? Cui Dean replied: "This individual victim may exist, can be sued by the leader of the civil action."　　"In the Procuratorate, reporters continue to cross-examine Wan Peng chief--this case has no victims?" "This question is not to be asked, not to explain."　　This is Wan Peng's answer.　　Reporter Cross-examine. "There are no victims in the crime of illegal operation. "Wan Peng said.