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Sentence in the case of rice laundering|Zhou Zhuohua was charged with 289 crimes including money laundering in Macau court in the morning

2023-01-18T03:04:15.601Z


Macau businessman and founder of Suncity Group (1383), Zhou Zhuohua (nicknamed "Xi Mihua"), was arrested in Macau in November 2021 and was charged with a total of 289 items including founding and directing a criminal group, money laundering and illegal gambling


Macau businessman and founder of Suncity Group (1383), Zhou Zhuohua (nicknamed "Xi Mihua"), was arrested in Macau in November 2021 and charged with a total of 289 crimes including establishing and directing a criminal group, money laundering and illegal gambling. The Macau government underpaid 8.26 billion yuan in gaming taxes, and the Macau court will pronounce a verdict today (18th).

The case opened at 9:30 in the morning, and Zhou Zhuohua was taken by the authorities to the Criminal Building of the Primary Court from the Coloane Prison in a prison van.


▼Zhou Zhuohua's 289 charges▼


1 count of establishing and leading a criminal group


229 crimes of illegally operating gambling in a licensed place


57 counts of considerable fraud


1 count of unlawful gambling


1 count of aggravated money laundering


▼On November 26, 2021, the Macau Judicial Police arrested 11 suspects involved in illegal gambling and money laundering cases▼


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▼On November 27, 2021, Zhou Zhuohua was arrested by the Macau judicial police▼


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The case dates back to 2021. On November 26 of that year, the Zhejiang Wenzhou Procuratorate approved the arrest of Zhou Zhuohua on suspicion of opening a casino. The Macau police arrested Xi Mihua and 11 people in the same case the next day.

The Macau Prosecutor’s Office pointed out that the police had initially grasped the evidence that the suspect surnamed Zhou and others were suspected of illegally operating gambling more than a year ago, and filed a case for investigation against the gang. The platform, through the "live broadcast scene", attracts mainland residents as the main source of tourists to conduct huge amounts of illegal online gambling, and uses Macau company accounts to transfer illegal income through underground banks.

After more than 14 hours of interrogation by Xi Mihua and others, the Macau Procuratorate pointed out that considering the serious nature of the crime, especially considering the serious impact and impact of the crime on the legal operation of Macau’s gaming industry and the stability of Macau’s financial order, in order to prevent related The suspect escaped, and five suspects including Xi Mihua were detained.

The case was originally scheduled to start trial on September 2 last year, but 11 of the 21 defendants involved in the case were absent from the hearing. The court announced that the case would be postponed to September 19 for the continuation of the trial.

Zhou Zhuohua's son Zhou Pakho showed up that day. After the court, he revealed that he had visited his father in prison and he was in good condition.

Nicknamed "Xi Mi Hua", Zhou Zhuohua's business covers gaming, entertainment, film and television and other fields.

(File photo/photo by Fu Xiangding)

I don't gamble, and I don't know much about table games.

"Xi Mi Hua" Zhou Zhuohua

Just relying on an Excel report can be charged with 229 crimes.

"Xi Mi Hua" Zhou Zhuohua

I don't know that Dianjie will become a criminal group or a gangster.

"Xi Mi Hua" Zhou Zhuohua

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Source: hk1

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