China handed down life sentences to two ringleaders of a RMB153m (US$22m) illegal online lottery scam that was busted by the police in 2017. The gambling ring, which extended its operations from the mainland to Indonesia and Fiji, urged unsuspecting customers to purchase lottery products that didn’t exist. About 280 of the group’s members received jail terms of six months to 15 years.
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