s*0
2 楼
大家小心了。
http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=25286
Palo Alto engineer pleads guilty to fraud conspiracy
Becky Sheng Qiang and her husband defrauded 3Com in sophisticated rebate
scheme, feds say
by Sue Dremann
Palo Alto Weekly Staff
A Palo Alto systems engineer pleaded guilty in federal court Monday, May 7,
to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, United States Attorney
Melinda Haag announced.
Sheng Qiang, who is also known as Becky Sheng Qiang, admitted to committing
a sophisticated rebate fraud scheme with her husband, co-defendant Yezhou
Zhao. He also goes by the names Jake Zhao and Jake Chao, according to the U.
S. Attorney's office.
In pleading guilty, Qiang, 38, admitted that for approximately 5 1/2 half
years, from 2002 to 2008, she and Zhao perpetrated a scheme to defraud 3Com
Corporation, a computer-equipment manufacturer headquartered in Grand Rapids
, Minn.
3Com offered a "Trade-Up" program, which encouraged customers to replace old
computer equipment with new 3Com equipment through a rebate program.
Qiang admitted that she and Zhao submitted 98 fraudulent rebate claims to
3Com, totaling more than $634,000, and received more than $577,000 in rebate
money from 3Com. Hewlett-Packard (HP) Company, an information technology
corporation based in Palo Alto, acquired 3Com in April 2010.
According to Qiang's plea agreement, she admitted that the couple
established numerous shell companies and private mailboxes around the San
Francisco Bay area. They submitted rebate requests to 3Com using various
fake corporate and personal identities and forged and falsified documents.
After fraudulently receiving rebate money from 3Com, the couple deposited
the funds in shell-company bank accounts and then transferred the money to
their personal bank accounts or wired it to their account in the People's
Republic of China. The fraud was committed while the couple lived in
Milpitas.
Qiang was arrested at her Palo Alto home on July 24, 2009. She originally
faced 25 counts, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud,
conspiracy to commit money laundering, international money laundering to
conceal illegal activity, and engaging in monetary transactions in property
derived from specified unlawful activity.
Qiang's sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 4 at 9 a.m. before United States
District Court Judge Ronald M. Whyte in San Jose. The maximum statutory
penalty for conspiracy to commit mail fraud is five years in prison, a $250,
000 fine, or twice the gain or loss resulting from the fraud, and
restitution.
The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the United States
Postal Inspection Service. Both 3Com and HP assisted the investigation, Haag
's office noted.
Zhao has not appeared in court to face the charges in the indictment and is
considered a fugitive. Authorities request anyone with information about his
whereabouts to call the United States Postal Inspection Service at 877-876-
2455.
http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=25286
Palo Alto engineer pleads guilty to fraud conspiracy
Becky Sheng Qiang and her husband defrauded 3Com in sophisticated rebate
scheme, feds say
by Sue Dremann
Palo Alto Weekly Staff
A Palo Alto systems engineer pleaded guilty in federal court Monday, May 7,
to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, United States Attorney
Melinda Haag announced.
Sheng Qiang, who is also known as Becky Sheng Qiang, admitted to committing
a sophisticated rebate fraud scheme with her husband, co-defendant Yezhou
Zhao. He also goes by the names Jake Zhao and Jake Chao, according to the U.
S. Attorney's office.
In pleading guilty, Qiang, 38, admitted that for approximately 5 1/2 half
years, from 2002 to 2008, she and Zhao perpetrated a scheme to defraud 3Com
Corporation, a computer-equipment manufacturer headquartered in Grand Rapids
, Minn.
3Com offered a "Trade-Up" program, which encouraged customers to replace old
computer equipment with new 3Com equipment through a rebate program.
Qiang admitted that she and Zhao submitted 98 fraudulent rebate claims to
3Com, totaling more than $634,000, and received more than $577,000 in rebate
money from 3Com. Hewlett-Packard (HP) Company, an information technology
corporation based in Palo Alto, acquired 3Com in April 2010.
According to Qiang's plea agreement, she admitted that the couple
established numerous shell companies and private mailboxes around the San
Francisco Bay area. They submitted rebate requests to 3Com using various
fake corporate and personal identities and forged and falsified documents.
After fraudulently receiving rebate money from 3Com, the couple deposited
the funds in shell-company bank accounts and then transferred the money to
their personal bank accounts or wired it to their account in the People's
Republic of China. The fraud was committed while the couple lived in
Milpitas.
Qiang was arrested at her Palo Alto home on July 24, 2009. She originally
faced 25 counts, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud,
conspiracy to commit money laundering, international money laundering to
conceal illegal activity, and engaging in monetary transactions in property
derived from specified unlawful activity.
Qiang's sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 4 at 9 a.m. before United States
District Court Judge Ronald M. Whyte in San Jose. The maximum statutory
penalty for conspiracy to commit mail fraud is five years in prison, a $250,
000 fine, or twice the gain or loss resulting from the fraud, and
restitution.
The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the United States
Postal Inspection Service. Both 3Com and HP assisted the investigation, Haag
's office noted.
Zhao has not appeared in court to face the charges in the indictment and is
considered a fugitive. Authorities request anyone with information about his
whereabouts to call the United States Postal Inspection Service at 877-876-
2455.
s*1
4 楼
Ft
s*e
6 楼
什么REBATE能做到赚几十万阿
j*y
8 楼
wow
G*8
10 楼
不好好当硅公硅婆竟搞这幺蛾子,真是活腻味了。
i*4
16 楼
这个是作假,该抓
i*4
18 楼
我们这里的都是老老实实买东西做rebate,不存在这个担心。
【在 s*********0 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png)
: 大家小心了。
: http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=25286
: Palo Alto engineer pleads guilty to fraud conspiracy
: Becky Sheng Qiang and her husband defrauded 3Com in sophisticated rebate
: scheme, feds say
: by Sue Dremann
: Palo Alto Weekly Staff
: A Palo Alto systems engineer pleaded guilty in federal court Monday, May 7,
: to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, United States Attorney
: Melinda Haag announced.
【在 s*********0 的大作中提到】
![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png)
: 大家小心了。
: http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=25286
: Palo Alto engineer pleads guilty to fraud conspiracy
: Becky Sheng Qiang and her husband defrauded 3Com in sophisticated rebate
: scheme, feds say
: by Sue Dremann
: Palo Alto Weekly Staff
: A Palo Alto systems engineer pleaded guilty in federal court Monday, May 7,
: to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, United States Attorney
: Melinda Haag announced.
j*g
22 楼
太厉害了,98 个rebate 50几万,每个5000多啊,我们一辈子做的估计也不会这么多
k*s
23 楼
你问老猫和大肥有啥用
他们吼得比你还爽
他们吼得比你还爽
p*2
28 楼
胆子真大。。 穷疯了。。
h*n
35 楼
真是太强悍了~~~~~
h*e
36 楼
隔壁大叔说可能就是HP打印机的trade in rebate
p*u
42 楼
贪欲真可怕啊.
w*e
45 楼
还是不明白怎么能到50 万
c*d
49 楼
mail fraud
they deserve it
the husband escape without the wife, rp
they deserve it
the husband escape without the wife, rp
m*n
50 楼
ft,这都做的什么rebate,PSer都是5刀10刀的小钱,攒到猴年马月能上万啊。
q*i
51 楼
这个。。。太猛了吧,也。。。
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