JOB SCAM / Crime ring leader gets 18 years for trafficking 88 victims to Cambodia
04/13/2023 10:01 PM
The leader of a Taiwanese criminal gang that trafficked 88 victims into forced labor in Cambodia has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, according to the Taipei District Court.
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