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Chapter 516 Is It A Fraud

What Wei Tiancheng said is also true. Barristers in foreign countries charge higher fees than those in China. However, barristers like Wei Tiancheng charge more than 800 million yuan for a case, which is not lower than that in foreign countries, and even higher than in foreign countries.

However, for an ordinary lawyer, 30 yuan is not a lot for a criminal case. Think about how much ordinary people earn in a year?And is it less than 30 for a case?

However, it turned out to be more than 800 million in the end. What's going on here? You can't just listen to what Wei Tiancheng himself said, but also look at the relevant evidence and materials.

However, Wei Tiancheng immediately demanded to defend his innocence. Meng Lang felt a little embarrassed. How does a lawyer like Tian Cheng fool the client.

Therefore, he couldn't refuse Wei Tiancheng's request, so he finally said to him: "Lawyer Wei, I can defend you not guilty, but if the defense is unsuccessful, don't blame me."

Wei Tiancheng said: "Lawyer Meng, no matter what the final result is, I will not blame you, but you must defend my innocence, otherwise, our lawyer system will be destroyed."

Wei Tiancheng connected his own affairs with the lawyer system. Meng Lang thought it was funny, but it was not easy to expose him, so he said, "That's good. As a lawyer, I will never accommodate the client's request, but you and I If you are a colleague, I will make an exception and defend your innocence."

Wei Tiancheng said: "Lawyer Meng, I have heard of your name a long time ago. The success of this defense is not only related to my personal freedom, but also related to the life and death of the entire legal profession. Please trouble me."

The louder the words, the more disgusted Meng Lang felt in his heart, but he didn't want to say anything more about him, so he replied, "I will do my best."

After leaving the detention center, Meng Lang went to contact the investigation agency. At this time, the case had not yet entered the procuratorate, so he could not review or copy the files, but he could communicate with the investigators of the investigation agency to understand the situation.

Meng Lang contacted the person in charge of the case handling team. Since this case involved lawyers, it was likely to attract widespread attention from the society, so the case handlers were also very careful. Heard that Wei Tiancheng had hired a lawyer. In order to understand the relevant situation, The investigators accepted the appointment and had a good talk with meng lang.

The meeting place was in the police station, and Meng Lang took Zhang Ping with him.

When he arrived, the investigators politely invited him into the police station, and then sat down and chatted with him.

Meng Lang said: "Wei Tiancheng's family members approached me and asked me to be his defense lawyer. They came here today to find out about Wei Tiancheng's suspected fraud. If it is convenient, we can have a formal communication. This case is relatively It is important, and I hope that your bureau will listen to our opinions with an open mind."

The person in charge of the case handling team said: "It's a pleasure to meet you. The bureau leaders also attach great importance to this case. The victim is also very excited. They strongly demand that the suspect be investigated and dealt with. If you have any opinions, you can express them. , we will adopt it.”

Meng Lang said: "This case is just a criminal suspect, and the criminal detention period is only seven days. However, now that the seven days have passed, why haven't the compulsory measures been changed or he has been arrested?"

Hearing this, the person in charge of the case handling team hurriedly explained: "We think this case is complicated, and the criminal detention period of up to 37 days should be applied."

Meng Lang said: "The 37-day detention period applies to multiple criminal suspects. It is a relatively major and complicated case. This case does not meet this requirement. Why do you extend it to 37 days? Wei Tiancheng is a lawyer, and he is also a lawyer. A criminal lawyer, what you did was inappropriate and I hope you will correct it."

The person in charge of the case handling team hurriedly said: "We will report to the bureau leader and give you an answer."

Meng Lang said: "I would also like to remind your bureau that Wei Tiancheng is a special criminal suspect. I hope you can strictly follow the legal procedures during the investigation. In this way, I don't need to be here when defending. If we do more work in this regard, it will be convenient for you and us."

"Well, we will, and we will definitely conduct investigations in accordance with legal procedures." The person in charge of the case handling team quickly agreed.

"Can Wei Tiancheng tell me the specific amount of fraud that Wei Tiancheng is suspected of defrauding?" Meng Lang asked.

The person in charge of the case handling team pondered for a while and said, "It's not convenient to tell you this, but Wei Tiancheng himself should know, so you can ask him."

Meng Lang said: "Then just pretend I didn't say this. Wei Tiancheng is a lawyer. He collects money from his clients, most likely attorney's fees. Have you excluded reasonable attorney's fees now?"

The person in charge of the case handling team said: "Except for the 30 yuan lawyer's fee in the early stage, the rest of the money he received was obtained by fraud, because he fabricated facts to the client and concealed the truth, which constituted fraud."

Meng Lang said: "Fabricating facts and concealing the truth may not necessarily be fraud."

The person in charge of the investigation team said: "Then what is a fraud? He has fabricated the facts and concealed the truth."

Meng Lang said: "In addition to fabricating facts and concealing the truth, he must have the intention to illegally occupy other people's property. If he does not have the intention to illegally occupy other people's property, it cannot constitute a crime of fraud."

The person in charge of the case handling team said: "He must have illegally taken other people's money, more than 800 million."

Meng Lang said: "Even if Wei Tiancheng conceals the truth and fabricates facts, there is a situation where he defends the client and protects the rights and interests of the client. It is common for lawyers to brag in front of the client because he wants to pull To come to a case and survive, this situation cannot be regarded as fraud, right? As long as he finally provides legal services for the client, it is a legal act, do you think it is right? Therefore, if it is simply determined that he is concealing the truth, and Fabricating facts, we believe that this case does not constitute a crime, and we should change the compulsory measures against Wei Tiancheng."

The investigators were taken aback by these words. They looked at him and said, "Lawyer Meng, he lied to the client that he would help them get bail pending trial, and that he wanted to find a relationship with someone, and then asked the client for money. Isn't this a fraud?"

Meng Lang listened and said, "First, helping clients with release on bail pending trial is one of the lawyer's criminal duties. Second, the client said that Wei Tiancheng told them that he was looking for someone. Does Wei Tiancheng admit it? Is there any evidence to prove it? This point? If he found so-and-so relationship, wouldn’t it constitute a fraud? If he didn’t find it, would it be a kind of concealing the truth and fabricating the facts? And there is another situation, he wanted to find it at the beginning, but Didn’t look for it later? Or was it impossible for him to look for it because of objective conditions? Have these circumstances been investigated clearly?”

(End of this chapter)