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Chinese couple lose $15M farm after false fraud arrest

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A Chinese couple, Wang Fei and Liu Sumin, lost their US$15 million pig farm and related businesses due to a false fraud accusation. Despite their businesses being valued at over 100 million yuan and Wang Fei being recognized as a "model worker," they were detained by local police in January 2023 on suspicion of fraud. Upon their release, they faced significant debt and received minimal state compensation, raising questions about the justice system. AI

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Chinese couple lose $15M farm after false fraud arrest

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 Français(FR) · Zoey Zhang ·

    Chinese couple lose US$15 million pig farm in false fraud arrest, raising justice questions

    A couple from central China saw their business empire, valued at 100 million yuan (US$15 million), collapse and were plunged into debt after being wrongly accused of fraud. Wang Fei and his wife, Liu Sumin, from Zhumadian in Henan province, began their journey as small-scale farm…

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