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Yongchao Liu For Premium Text Scam Gets
Time Served, Removal to China
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
BBC
- Guardian
UK - Honduras
- ESPN
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
July 29 – Yongchao Liu was
accused in a multi-defendant
money laundering and wire
fraud case involving unauthorized
charges for premium text
messaging services. But
his lawyer had a
conflict.
On February 18
U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge Analisa Torres held a
Curcio hearing. Inner City
Press covered it.
Judge Torres told
Lui she has been a state and
Federal judge for more than
twenty years and advises
against keeping a conflicted
lawyer. But Liu said he was
aware of the conflict and
waived it.
Now on July 29,
2021, Liu has been
sentenced... to time served.
He will be deported to China.
The case is USA
v. Wedd et al., 15-cr-616
(Torres)
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