Chapter 825: Greedy for Small Gains and Big Losses
At the same time that Fang Yi asked Shen Mingzhen about the case, Yun Qiao had already used his mobile phone to call up the law on money laundering and handed it to Fang Yi.
"Ms. Shen, although the Criminal Law stipulates so, whether your brother has committed a crime depends on the specific circumstances of the case, and I asked the assistant to print a copy of the law for your reference.
I can't help you much at this time because I have provided you with so little information about your case. As soon as Fang Yi finished speaking, the assistant in charge of arranging the conference room had already knocked on the door and came in and handed over the printed law slip.
"Thank you, Lawyer Fang." Shen Mingzhen stretched out her hand to take the law and asked, "Lawyer Fang, can I entrust you to go to the detention center to see my brother and ask about the relevant situation?" ”
"Yes. You can entrust us to meet you at the detention center. Is your brother imprisoned in the local or provincial areas? Fang Yi asked.
"In the detention center of the city. It is said that the case has been transferred to the Public Prosecutor's Office. Shen Mingzhen replied.
"Haven't you hired a lawyer before?" Fang Yi was very curious, the case had been transferred to the procuratorate, and the family should always find a lawyer to ask about the situation.
"To tell you the truth, I went to Myanmar to buy goods before, and then I heard that my brother was arrested, so I hurried back. When I came back, I found out that my parents had hired a lawyer to go to the detention center to see my brother.
Later, the lawyer told my parents that my brother was involved in money laundering, and the circumstances were very serious, and he could be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years, and he would also have to be fined.
My parents were stunned when they heard this, and if I came back one day later, it is estimated that after the contract was signed, the lawyer's fees would be paid. I felt that the lawyer was not very reliable, so I asked Yunmei to help me recommend a lawyer who is good at criminal cases, and that's how I came to you. Shen Mingzhen said truthfully.
In fact, she also deliberately pointed out Fang Yi, don't think that we don't understand the law, so blind.
"Well, we can go to meet with your brother first, and then go to the procuratorate to read the file, analyze the case first, and then talk about the entrusted defense." Fang Yi said.
He also knew in his heart that the other party might be deceived and afraid. Since this is the case, let's take it step by step, and we will convince people with professional technology.
"Okay, what about the lawyer's fees?" Shen Mingzhen hesitated and asked.
"The lawyer's fee is 20,000 yuan, if you think you can, you can sign the contract now, saving you from running back and forth." Fang Yi replied.
Shen Mingzhen nodded and agreed to Fang Yi's proposal, and twenty minutes later, Shen Mingzhen left the law firm after completing the entrustment procedures and paying the fee.
The next morning, Fang Yi and Yun Qiao drove to the detention center to meet Shen Mingzhen's younger brother, Shen Mingyuan.
Shen Mingyuan is not good-looking, with a height of about 1.7 meters, a pair of small eyes, and a small thin face, no matter how Fang Yi looks at it, he and Shen Mingzhen do not look like sisters and brothers.
"Shen Mingyuan, I need to know what happened to the case, the more detailed the better, otherwise we won't be able to help you." Fang Yi looked at Shen Mingyuan opposite with a serious face.
"I was wronged, I didn't participate in money laundering at all, I just wanted to be greedy......" Shen Mingyuan looked at Fang Yi in a trance, and recounted the incident.
Shen Mingyuan belongs to the kind of person whose heart is higher than heaven and life is thinner than paper, he was not admitted to college after graduating from high school, and later he has been helping out in his sister's shop, but he wants to make a fortune and has no intention of working at all, and he always feels that the job arranged by his sister does not match his ability and ambition.
By chance, Shen Mingyuan met his current boss Ouyang Weilun, at first Ouyang Weilun had some errands to ask him to help, and Shen Mingyuan's efficiency made Boss Ouyang very satisfied.
Later, Ouyang Weilun recruited Shen Mingyuan under his command to do some bumpy work, but he was not an employee of the company, and he did one order after another. In this way, Shen Mingyuan followed Ouyang Weilun for more than a year and made some money.
Later, Ouyang Weilun found Shen Mingyuan and told him that he wanted to acquire a company of some scale and wanted to do business, and asked him to help find out if there was a suitable production-oriented enterprise.
Shen Mingyuan ran for more than half a month and found a machinery factory, which had a decent business, and there was also a piece of land, which was not small.
After Shen Mingyuan reported on the target to be acquired, Ouyang Weilun was very interested, so he entrusted a team of accountants and lawyers to conduct due diligence on the acquisition target.
Thereafter, Ouyang Weilun acquired 51 percent of the equity of the machinery factory at a price of RMB 14 million. After that, Ouyang Weilun discussed with Shen Mingyuan, and asked Shen Mingyuan to be named the chairman of the machinery factory and gave him a BMW car as a reward.
Mrs. Shen Ming sat on the tractor and trembled all of a sudden. was called "chairman" and "chairman" by the people around him, and he almost didn't know what his surname was.
With a salary of 8,000 yuan a month, he doesn't have to worry about anything, and the actual operation and management of the machinery factory is responsible for the person appointed by Ouyang Weilun.
Later, Ouyang Weilun bought the remaining equity and held 100% of the equity of the machinery factory.
The machinery factory has been in operation for more than a year, Ouyang Weilun was arrested by the public security vehicle for smuggling, and after investigation by the public security department, Ouyang Weilun paid for the equity transfer of the machinery factory was all smuggling income, which belonged to stolen money.
Subsequently, Shen Mingyuan was arrested by the police on charges of money laundering.
"Lawyer Fang, I really didn't launder money." Shen Mingyuan complained with a bitter face.
"How many years have you been working with Ouyang Weilun?" Fang Yi asked.
"I've been running errands for him for more than three years." Shen Mingyuan thought for a while and said.
"Do you know what he does?" Fang Yi asked.
"Before, I only knew that he was doing international trade, and he did a big job. Later, I went to the company's warehouse to run errands, and I saw a lot of luxury cars in the warehouse, and I felt strange, but the people in the company told me not to talk nonsense, I thought that those luxury cars should not come from serious channels, so I speculated that they were engaged in smuggling. Shen Mingyuan said.
"Have you told the public security department and the procuratorate about this situation?" Fang Yi asked.
"I said, the police said that I had nothing to do with smuggling, let me tell the truth, and it would be fine, so I said." Shen Mingyuan nodded and replied.
Fang Yi was stunned for a moment, didn't say anything, and said after a while: "What business does Ouyang Weilun's company do, do you know?" ”
"Business...... To be honest, I haven't seen them do any money-making business, the company is quite publicized, in fact, that's it. I suspect that they are raising a smuggling company, and the company is just a shell. Shen Mingyuan recalled.
"In other words, Ouyang Weilun's company relies on smuggling to make money, is that true?" Fang Yi then asked.
"Almost, I think so. The police and the procuratorate have also asked me this before. Shen Mingyuan replied.
"What is Ouyang Weilun's situation now, do you know?" Fang Yi asked.
Three chapters today!
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