Virtual currency fraud sentencing

1. 1. Although network virtual currency can not be completely equivalent to money and other traditional property, in specific occasions, the perpetrator can achieve the criminal purpose of illegally obtaining other people's property through the possession of virtual currency. Therefore, the fraud of virtual currency may also endanger the property safety of citizens, legal persons and other organizations, which has considerable social harmfulness and should also be punished as a crime
2, if the public security organs suspect the criminal detention, the procuratorate can not approve the arrest, they should apply for l pending trial. Bail pending trial also goes through the court
the seventy-seventh provision of the criminal procere law stipulates that the people's court, the people's Procuratorate and the public security organ shall not exceed twelve months for the suspect and defendant to be l, and the longest residence shall not exceed six months.
ring the period of l pending trial and residential surveillance, the investigation, prosecution and trial of the case shall not be interrupted. If it is found that criminal responsibility should not be investigated or the term of l pending trial or residential surveillance has expired, the l pending trial or residential surveillance shall be lifted in time. In case of cancellation of l pending trial or residential surveillance, the person who has been led pending trial or residential surveillance and the relevant units shall be informed in time.

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According to the news on February 10, 2018, on September 4, 2017, seven ministries and commissions of the people's Republic of China issued the notice on preventing the financing risk of token issuance, which regulates the issuance of tokens. In the notice, the nature of all kinds of tokens and "virtual currency" is clearly defined: it is not issued by the monetary authority, and it has no monetary attributes such as legal compensation and mandatory, It does not have the same legal status as currency and cannot and should not be used as currency in the market. Nevertheless, it is undeniable that all kinds of "virtual currency" still have a certain property value and are part of the property of the holder. So, how to identify the nature of the theft of such tokens

In order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of "virtual token" holders, the author intends to discuss such issues through a relevant news report and relevant cases

stealing bitcoin

recently, a news report said that Haidian police in Beijing cracked a case of destroying computer information system. The suspect Zhong used his administrator's authority to modify the company's computer applications and steal 100 bitcoins. Before he could sell the stolen money, Zhong was arrested by the police. At present, Zhong was detained for the crime of destroying computer information system

it can be seen from the report that the police detained the perpetrator for stealing bitcoin on suspicion of damaging the computer information system. The crime of destroying the computer information system stipulated in Article 286 of the criminal law of our country refers to the act of deleting, modifying, adding or interfering with the functions of the computer information system in violation of the provisions of the state, resulting in the abnormal operation of the computer information system and serious consequences, or deleting, modifying or interfering with the data and application programs stored, processed or transmitted in the computer information system Modifying or adding operations with serious consequences, or deliberately making or spreading destructive programs such as computer viruses, which affect the normal operation of the computer system with serious consequences

In the author's opinion, this crime is one of the crimes of impairing social management order in Chapter 6 of the criminal law, that is, the legal interest protected by this crime is actually the public order of our society, not the property interests of the digital currency holders, which in fact denies the property value of digital currency, It is only protected as a data or system function in a computer system. The author thinks that there is some irrationality in this way

first of all, in the notice on the prevention of bitcoin risk issued in 2013, it is mentioned that bitcoin is not a real currency because it is not issued by the monetary authority and does not have such monetary attributes as legal compensation and compulsion. Bitcoin has four main characteristics: no centralized issuers, limited amount, no geographical restrictions and anonymity. Because it belongs to a specific virtual commodity in nature The notice also clearly mentioned that bitcoin does not have the same legal status as currency and should not be used as currency in the market. However, as a virtual commodity, the property value behind bitcoin cannot be ignored

Secondly, Article 127 of the general provisions of the civil law, which came into effect on October 1 last year, stipulates that if the law has provisions on the protection of data and network virtual property, such provisions shall prevail. Although only the protection of the network virtual property has made the principle provisions, but it can not be denied that this shows our country's attitude towards the protection of the network virtual property. Although there is no special law for the protection of data and network virtual property in China, from the perspective of the general provisions of civil law, it is predicted that there will be relevant legislation in the future

finally, from the relevant cases, we can also see the recognition of the property attribute of virtual currency such as bitcoin in China's judicial practice. In April and may 2013, Liu premeditated to set up a bitcoin trading platform, so he recruited Jin and Huang (both sentenced) to jointly set up a "bitcoin" trading platform. During this period, Liu, Huang, Jin, Jin and the defendant he, in addition to other acts of directly stealing customers' funds, also frequently cashed RMB by selling customers' bitcoins, and transferred 120 bitcoins from the website. Finally, the court convicted and punished the defendant for fraud, and the bitcoin transferred by the defendant was also included in the property loss of the victim. Therefore, from the judicial cases, we can also get the recognition of the property attributes of virtual currency such as bitcoin

based on the above reasons, the author thinks that it may be unreasonable to regulate the theft of virtual currency only as the crime of damaging computer information system. We should face up to the hidden property value and consider the application of the crime of infringing property in China's criminal law. Only in this way can we effectively protect the legitimate rights and property of digital currency holders in China

3. Because bitcoin is legal in China, the central bank defines it as a special Internet commodity. Zhou Xiaochuan, the governor of the central bank, believes that bitcoin, like stamps, is a tradable asset. Bitcoin home has a full text interpretation. If the dispute caused by the station closing does not involve fraud or cannot be proved to be fraud, it can be solved through negotiation, and the victim's fund can be returned and the corresponding compensation can be made. If there is evidence to show that this is indeed fraud, the consequences will be serious. If the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment and shall also be fined or be sentenced to confiscation of property More than 500000 is a huge amount.

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5. First, virtual currency, such as bitcoin, or some game and network currencies, such as QB and some game gold coins, are all personal legal property. As long as an indivial legally obtains them, they will be protected
Second, transactions prohibited by the state, especially speculation and trading of the virtual currency are prohibited in China. However, banning trading does not mean that the virtual coin itself is illegal or worthless
for example, bitcoin, which China refuses to recognize as any regional chain block currency, also forbids trading and services, does not mean that bitcoin itself has no value. In the international trading system, bitcoin is recognized in some regions, And there is a corresponding value scale
when someone steals bitcoin or swindles bitcoin, the state will still treat it as theft or fraud, and the amount needs to be approved< At present, the transaction and pricing of virtual currency are prohibited in China, but the value and holding of virtual currency itself are not prohibited. As long as the currency is not defined as illegal, it is legal.
similarly, game currency is also recognized as legal property, but its transaction is prohibited by the state, which does not affect the corresponding legal liability caused by the infringement of virtual currency

6. If the online virtual game currency swindles 4000 yuan, it is suspected of fraud and shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years< According to the interpretation of the Supreme People's court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues concerning the specific application of law in handling criminal cases of fraud, which came into effect on April 8, 2011, those who defraud public or private property with a value of 3000 yuan to 10000 yuan or more, 30000 yuan to 100000 yuan or more, and 500000 yuan or more will be punished, It should be respectively identified as "large amount" and "huge amount" and "especially huge amount" stipulated in Article 266 of the criminal law< Article 266 of the criminal law stipulates that whoever swindles public or private property, if the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also, or shall only, be fined; If the amount is huge or if there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than 10 years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge or if there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment and shall also be fined or have his property confiscated. Where there are other provisions in this law, such provisions shall prevail.

7. Article 266 of the criminal law stipulates that whoever swindles public or private property, if the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance and shall also, or shall only, be fined; If the amount is huge or if there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than 10 years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge or if there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment and shall also be fined or have his property confiscated. Where there are other provisions in this law, such provisions shall prevail. According to the interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues concerning the specific application of law in the trial of fraud cases 1. According to the provisions of articles 151 and 152 of the criminal law, those who defraud a large amount of public or private property constitute the crime of fraud. If an indivial swindles public or private property more than 2000 yuan, it belongs to "large amount"; If an indivial swindles public or private property for more than 30000 yuan, it belongs to "huge amount".

8. Will bitcoin be sentenced for Internet fraud? Suspected of Internet fraud, no matter where, you will be punished by law. Don't be clever. The French Open is wide open and careless. You'd better turn yourself in.

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Taking Jilin Province as an example, those who defraud public or private property with a value of more than 4000 yuan belong to the situation of large amount and are suspected of fraud. Fraud of 3000 yuan generally does not constitute a crime

fraud refers to the act of obtaining public or private property by making up facts or concealing the truth for the purpose of illegal possession. In this case, it is generally understood that if the contract is not fulfilled, a civil action can be brought to the people's court. Whether it is suspected of a crime depends on the specific circumstances of the case, such as whether there is any act of fabricating facts or concealing the truth

Article 266 of the criminal law [crime of fraud] Whoever swindles public or private property, if the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also, or shall only, be fined; If the amount is huge or if there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than 10 years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge or if there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment and shall also be fined or have his property confiscated. Where there are other provisions in this law, such provisions shall prevail

interpretation of the Supreme People's court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues concerning the specific application of law in handling criminal cases of fraud "The amount is particularly huge."

the higher people's courts and people's procuratorates of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government may, in the light of the economic and social development of their respective regions and within the range of the amount specified in the preceding paragraph, jointly study and determine the specific amount standards to be implemented in their respective regions and report them to the Supreme People's court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate for the record

the provisions of Jilin provincial court and Procuratorate on the implementation of specific amount standard for handling criminal cases of fraud (2011) stipulates that "those who defraud public and private property with a value of more than 4000 yuan, more than 50000 yuan and more than 500000 yuan shall be respectively identified as the large amount, huge amount and especially huge amount specified in Article 266 of the criminal law."

extended information:

the constituent elements of the crime of fraud

(1) object element

the object of this crime is the ownership of public and private property

(2) the objective element of this crime is to defraud a large amount of public and private property by fraud

The subject of this crime is a general subject, and any natural person who reaches the age of legal criminal responsibility and has the ability of criminal responsibility can constitute this crime

(4) subjective elements this crime is characterized by direct intention and the purpose of illegal possession of public and private property

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