Cases show top court getting a handle on cross-border fraud

Telecom, online scams operated from outside China not above domestic law

The Supreme People's Court has again reiterated its resoluteness and strength in deterring and punishing cross-border telecom scammers and online fraudsters by releasing the details of eight cases on Wednesday.

In one case, the ringleader of a fraud group, surnamed Zeng, was recently sentenced to 15 years and six months behind bars by a court in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region for illegal border crossing and fraud.

Zeng employed 66 people, whom he directed to cheat Chinese residents from overseas locations.