Chinese Illegal Immigrant Sentenced to Prison for Fraud Scheme to Buy Luxury Cars

The defendant received a 30-month sentence at Hartford federal court in Connecticut.
Chinese Illegal Immigrant Sentenced to Prison for Fraud Scheme to Buy Luxury Cars
The Department of Justice in Washington on March 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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A Chinese national residing in the United States illegally has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for running a scheme that used stolen identities to apply for loans to buy luxury cars for resale, according to federal prosecutors.

Zheng Huachun, a 43-year-old also known as Yuan Ri, was sentenced in federal court in Hartford, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut announced on April 2.

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Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers news in China and Taiwan. He holds a Master's degree in materials science from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan.
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