Sentenced to 5 years in prison, can one go to a prestigious school through connections? The post-2000 generation defrauded relatives of over 450000 yuan from prestigious schools
Lele, born in 2002, lied to his family about passing the internal recruitment exam and being admitted to a well-known university. After learning about it, Ms. Lin, her relative, also wanted to use connections to get her son Xiaohao to attend a prestigious school, but was scammed 452000 yuan by Lele. Recently, the reporter learned from the Beijing Third Intermediate People's Court that Lele was sentenced to five years in prison for committing fraud.
According to Lele's own account, in 2019, Lele, who was supposed to take the college entrance examination, did not take the exam. However, he lied to his mother and said that he had hired a teacher from a training institution to help him get admitted to a well-known university through internal recruitment. Upon seeing Lele's admission letter made using P-graphic software, the family believed it to be true and even held a graduation banquet for Lele.
Seeing that Lele, who had poor grades, was admitted to a prestigious university, at the end of 2020, Ms. Lin, her relative, came to visit and asked if there was a way for Xiaohao to also be admitted to the same university. Yue Le, who had twisted her mind, fabricated a set of "secret tips for further education", and her mother, Ms. Zhang, who believed it to be true, relayed them one by one to Ms. Lin. Ms. Lin learned that the reason why Lele was able to be admitted to prestigious schools was because by finding connections, it could operate even after Xiaohao entered his second year of high school. There were internal indicators and exam questions, but the operation required 600000 yuan. This includes a fee of 200000 yuan for indicators, 200000 yuan for exam questions, 200000 yuan for guests and gifts, and can only be paid in cash and cannot be transferred.
In May 2021, Ms. Lin sent 200000 yuan of target money to Ms. Zhang's home. On June 3rd, Ms. Zhang was transferred 12000 yuan to treat the so-called school staff to meals and entertainment. In 2022, Xiaohao was promoted to the third year of high school, and Ms. Lin gave Ms. Zhang three more gifts. So far, Ms. Lin has made 5 payments, totaling 452000 yuan. All funds were taken by Lele for personal consumption and lending to others. During this period, in order to convince Ms. Lin and Xiao Hao, Lele also registered on WeChat and pretended to be a training institution teacher to chat with Ms. Lin.
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In June 2022, Lele found a simulation exam platform and falsely claimed that it was a school entrance exam for Xiaohao, allowing him to participate. Afterwards, Lele told Xiaohao that his grades were poor and he did not pass the exam. He suggested finding other connections to let Xiaohao go to school.
Ms. Lin gradually became suspicious about this and eventually the case was committed. The court held that the defendant Lele, with the purpose of illegal possession, fabricated facts, concealed the truth, and defrauded others of money, constituted the crime of fraud, and the amount involved was huge, which should be punished in accordance with the law. Considering that Lele was able to truthfully confess the facts of the crime after arriving at the case, and actively returned the stolen goods and compensation with the cooperation of his family, and obtained the understanding of the victim, he can be given a lighter punishment in accordance with the law. Therefore, Lele was sentenced to five years in prison and fined RMB 50000. After Lele's appeal, in June of this year, the Beijing Third Intermediate People's Court ruled to reject the appeal and uphold the original verdict.
The judge reminds candidates and parents not to believe in "going to college through connections". They should obtain admission qualifications through formal channels and procedures under the guidance of the college entrance examination policy, and strive for their ideal universities based on their strength.