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A man in China’s Jilin province has been sentenced to nine years and six months in prison for defrauding his wife and four other women, who did not know they all lived in the same apartment complex, for more than four years. The man, identified only as Xiaojun, was accused of defrauding his victims of a total of 280,000 yuan ($39,000).
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What happened: Xiaojun, who posed as a wealthy second-generation heir, met his wife Xiaojia in 2019. They married and lived together after she became pregnant, but she later kicked him out when she discovered he had lied about his background. Soon after, he met another woman, Xiaohong, through a game and convinced her to give him 140,000 yuan ($19,500) for the “renovation of their future house.” Instead, he used the money to reinforce his lies. Xiaohong, who also became pregnant, moved in with him to an apartment just below Xiaojia’s unit. Over the next four years, he cheated on three more women: university students Xiaomin and Xiaoxin, and nurse Xiaolan.
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The aftermath: Xiaojun’s plan unraveled in April 2023 when Xiaoxin, who needed tuition fees, asked him to pay her back. He handed her a black bag and claimed it contained 100,000 yuan ($14,000), but instructed her not to open it, stating it was for “important business.” When she checked in May, she found counterfeit money used for bank training. Furious, she reported him to the police, leading to his arrest. Xiaojia and Xiaohong learned of his deception after the police informed them. The People’s Procuratorate of Fengman District, Jilin City, sentenced Xiaojun to prison for fraud, bigamy and theft, and ordered him to pay a fine of 120,000 yuan ($17,000).
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