A man has been arrested for defrauding his wife and 4 other couples who live in the same apartment

A man from Jilin province, China, was sentenced to nine years and six months in prison for defrauding his wife and four other women, who did not know that they all lived in the same apartment, for more than four years. The man, identified only as Xiaojun, is accused of defrauding his victims of a total of 280,000 yuan ($39,000).

• What’s going on: Xiaojun, a self-proclaimed second-generation wealthy heir, met his wife Xiaojia in 2019. They married and lived together after the pregnancy, but he later kicked her out when he found out she had lied about her background. Soon after, he met another woman, Xiaohong, through a game, begging her to give him 140,000 yuan ($19,500) to “prepare their future home.” Instead, he used that money to support his lies. Xiaohong, who also became pregnant, lived with her in the basement apartment of the Xiaojia unit. Over the next four years, he cheated on three other women – university students Xiaomin and Xiaoxin, and nurse Xiaolan.

• Result: Xiaojun’s plan was revealed in April 2023 when Xiaoxin, who needed tuition money, asked him to pay for it. He gave her a black bag, saying it contained 100,000 yuan ($14,000) but ordered her not to open it, saying it was for “important business.” When he checked it in May, he found counterfeit money used for bank training. Enraged, he reported to the police, which led to his arrest. Xiaojia and Xiaohong found out about his deception after the police informed them. The People’s Procuratorate of Fengman District, Jilin City, sentenced Xiaojun to prison for fraud, embezzlement and theft, and ordered him to pay a fine of 120,000 yuan ($17,000).

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