Prison terms ranging from six months to seven years were meted out yesterday by the First Special District Court to.10 Chinese youths who, in the guise of patriotism, victimized a number of Chinese merchants by means of fraud and extortion. The lith confederate was sentenced to pay a füne of $60. A pistol and some documents and seals which they used in the crimes were confiscated. The youths were extradited to the French police in whose district they' might have committed similar crimes.
Police evidence was that under the name of the "Iron and Blood Youth Corps for the Extermination of Traitors", the sentenced youths visited various Chinese shops and on the pretext of investigating "enemy" goods they obtained money and goods by fraudulent means. Their trick especi ally worked well when the shops they visited or informed in writing were actually selling "enemy" goods, They were given "hush money" which altogether rans into six figures. Thanks to the efforts made by the Louza police the gang was recently rounded Chang Tsai-yi was sentenced to seven years and six months' imprisonment while three of his assistants drew five years each. Chang Yung-song, who also played the important part in the crime, was also given Seven years and six months. Chiang Peh-fang was sentenced to six years and six months' imprisonment while Fee Kwei-shun is to serve six years in jail. Liu Fu-chin received a prison term of two years and six months and the lightest prison term of six months' went to Miss Lu Chin-ying. Ching Wei-chuen was also leniently dealt with being also sentenced to six months.
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