🔗 Share this article Chinese Courts Condemns Infamous Myanmar Fraud Mafia Members to Death Bai Suocheng, Head of the Prominent Clan, Included in the Myanmar Warlords Transferred to China in Recent Times A China's judicial body has handed down death sentences to several prominent figures of a well-known Burmese organized crime group to execution as Chinese authorities continues its efforts on fraudulent operations in the region. Overall, twenty-one Bai family individuals and collaborators were found guilty of fraud, murder, assault and additional offenses, reported a official document published on the judicial website. The family is among a few of syndicates that rose to power in the early 2000s and transformed the impoverished remote area of the town into a wealthy base of gambling establishments and entertainment zones. Over the past few years they shifted to illegal operations in which numerous of trafficked workers, a large number of them from China, are caught, harmed and obligated to scam victims in criminal enterprises estimated at huge sums. Specifics of the Judgment Mafia boss Bai Suocheng and his heir Bai Yingcang were included in the five figures given to execution by the judicial body. Another individual, A third figure and Chen Guangyi were the additional convicted. A couple of individuals of the clan syndicate were received suspended death sentences. Several were condemned to permanent incarceration, while more figures were given prison sentences between three to 20 years. The Bais, who controlled their own armed group, established forty-one compounds to host their online fraud schemes and casinos, officials said. Scale of Criminal Activities Such illegal enterprises included more than 29 billion Chinese yuan ($4.1 billion; £3.1bn). They also led to the deaths of six from China individuals, the suicide of one and several harm, state media announced. The harsh sentences issued by the court are a component of China's initiative to eliminate the extensive scam networks in South East Asia - and issue a stern message to other criminal syndicates. Context of the Groups Such families rose to power in the early 2000s with the help of a military leader - who currently heads Myanmar's military government. The leader had aimed to support partners in Laukkaing after ousting its earlier ruler. Among the groups, the this family were "the top", Bai Yingcang before stated to state media. "At that time, the clan was the most powerful in each of the government and armed arenas," the individual remarked in a report about the clan, shown on Chinese state media in July. During the documentary, a worker at a their scam centres described the mistreatment he had suffered there: in addition to being hit, he had his nails extracted with tools and two of his digits cut off with a tool. Further Accusations Bai Yingcang is included in those who were condemned to execution in the latest ruling. The individual has also been independently found guilty of conspiring to trade and manufacture 11 tonnes of illegal drugs, reports stated. Decline of the Families Their end came in recent times as situations shifted. For years Beijing has encouraged the Myanmar junta to control fraudulent activities in Laukkaing. Last year, the authorities issued legal actions for the key members of such clans. The patriarch, the clan's leader, was included in the individuals who were extradited to China from the country in recent months. For what reason is the Chinese government putting so much effort to target the clans?" a Chinese investigator said in the July report. The purpose is to caution groups, no matter your identity, your location, as long as you commit such heinous acts affecting the citizens, you will pay the price."