Amidst Transnational Cyberscamming Crackdown, Chinese Court Sentences Eleven Crime Syndicate Members to Death

On September 29, the Wenzhou Intermediate People’s Court sentenced eleven members of a family-run crime syndicate to death without reprieve on charges including cyberscamming, gambling, and human trafficking. This trial is part of a larger effort by the Chinese government to address the massive cyberscamming operations, usually run by cross-border syndicates, which are currently plaguing the region.