Feng Bo Case: Second-Instance Verdict Announced, First-Instance Judgment Partially Amended
On May 15, 2024, the Intermediate People's Court of Laibin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, publicly announced its second-instance verdict in the case of appellant (defendant at first instance) Feng Bo, who was charged with joining a mafia-style organization, fraud, and assisting in the forgery of evidence. The second-instance judgment partially amended the first-instance judgment. The first-instance judgment found the defendant Feng Bo guilty of joining a mafia-style organization, fraud, and assisting in the forgery of evidence; the sentences were combined and the court decided to impose a fixed-term imprisonment of ten years and a fine of RMB 350,000. The second instance amended the judgment, finding the appellant Feng Bo guilty of fraud and sentencing him to fixed-term imprisonment of four years and six months and a fine of RMB 100,000; and guilty of assisting in the forgery of evidence, sentencing him to fixed-term imprisonment of one
2024-05-15