In January, two Chinese men bribed the United States Customs case closed. All the men involved in the matter were punished for their crimes and were both sentenced to sentence and entered the stage of serving their sentences.
One of them, a man surnamed Pei, was sentenced to 12 months and 1 day in federal prison, a $7500 fine and three years of out-of-prison custody. After completion of the sentence, direct repatriation to China, the United States cannot enter the United States for life.
Another man, surnamed Wang, was sentenced to two years in federal prison, a $25,000 fine and a year of out-of-prison custody. At the end of the sentence, the green card will be cancelled and deported.
So, what exactly did the two men have done and should be punished so heavily?
To bribe the customs, to be wise, to be wise.
On May 16, 2018, Pei Ching-bin, surnamed Pei, arrived at Los Angeles International Airport from home.
As they checked their mobile phones, several photo pieces attracted the attention of customs officers:
One is a profile picture of Pei Qingbin's wife, along with a passport page stamped with an entry stamp, photo. The other two are baby swaddling babies and a birth certificate.
Sharp professional sense of smell makes customs judge, Pei Qingbin or suspected to report the fact that his wife went to the United States to have children. "We have reason to suspect that you are hiding something, and you will be detain until it is verified," Bae told Bae.
Pei Qingbin immediately noticed that it was not good. He knew in his heart that, once pursued, it would be a matter of time. Therefore, in any case, we must find a way to make things smaller and smaller.
After being detained, Pei Qingbin is always looking for opportunities.
Until one day, when Pei Qingbin found out that he was brought breakfast was a Chinese-American customs officer, suddenly gave birth to a plan.
He took each other's hand, and gave his eyes to him, "I'll give you $1000. Can you get me out of here?"
See if the Chinese customs officer can not, Pei busy add: "then how about 2000?" No, just. 3000? Not yet? is it all right with 6000? "
The Chinese customs officer saw the situation and nodded after thinking for a moment.
Pei is overjoyed! Thinking that if there is money can make ghosts rub away, foreign customs is no exception.
But never thought, this behavior, planted for oneself endless evil root.
Originally, the Chinese customs officer from Pei revealed the beginning of bribery, decided to report the situation to the investigation department. It was not immediately revealed in order to obtain conclusive evidence of Bae's bribery.
On May 17, Chinese-American customs officers began to "respond" to Pei Qingbin, recording a full dialogue between the two about $6000 to "settle" the matter.
In the process, in order to let Bae relax his guard, the officer even staged the elaborate "Don't let anyone know, otherwise I may lose my job."
According to the agreement, Pei contacted his pregnant wife and asked her to ask a friend named Wang Zulei to bring $6000 in red envelopes to meet with the Chinese customs officer at the airport's designated cafe.
The man surnamed Wang saw the official and asked if he had stamped Pei's passport page. After receiving an affirmative reply, he handed the red packet with $6000 to the Chinese customs officer.
At this point, the Chinese customs officer had intended to close the net.
In order to catch up with Wang's surname, the man asked, "can I leave a contact information?" In the future, I will certainly introduce you to more business and solve the unexpected needs of more friends. "
Voice did not fall, a large wave of plain clothes popped up, Wang surnamed men surrounded.
The evidence is like a mountain, there is no repentance medicine in the world
Dialogue recording for material evidence, Chinese customs officers for evidence, iron evidence such as mountain, can not argue.
In October 2018, Pei Qingbin pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to 12 months and 1 day in federal prison, a fine of $7500, and three years of out-of-prison custody.
Since Pei is China's citizen, he will be returned directly to China upon completion of his sentence and will not be allowed to enter the United States for life.
What about Wang, who works for Pei?
During the proceedings, Wang claimed that he was a local tour guide and was only entrusted by Pei's wife. He had no idea what to do with the money. And spent a lot of money to invite lawer, in an attempt to use the "ignorant innocent" to justify.
But the recording officer testifies that Pei's confession is an ironclad fact. Wang Zulei repeatedly "recalcitrant" still can not escape the restorative law, had to sign a guilty plea agreement on December 5.
In January, Wang held a hearing in the Los Angeles Federal District Court in the case of bribery of customs officers, and judge sentenced him to the crime:
Wang was sentenced to a maximum of 2 years in prison, one year after the end of his sentence and a fine of $22,999.
Not only that, Wang Zulei, who finally got his green card, will be cancelled and deported after he has completed his sentence.
In other words, Wang as a kind "helper", after the East window incident suffered losses, than the originator Pei Mou.
Chinese should keep in mind these "three things"
New year is coming, Chinese friends in various countries will be more frequent entry and exit.
Then, when passing customs abroad, which "three things" must be paid special attention to?
[1] take it seriously: be sure to check the latest regulations
With the continuous improvement of the terms and technology, the immigration policy of multinational customs has been greatly different from that of the past.
Many Chinese friends, taking the travel experience of a few years or even a decade ago to "take for granted", or ask only relatives and friends for advice, are bound to bury a lot of mistakes and omissions.
For example-U. S. Customs has begun to use "Taobao" to examine the Chinese, do you know that?
Mr. Tang, a Chinese, has just flown to the United States from home recently. Mr. Tang brought only a small amount of cash, his carry-on suitcase was small and, at a glance, there was no violation.
Mr. Tang, who is familiar with the process, is confident that he will soon be able to get through.
But when the items in the box were taken out one by one, inspectors quickly locked their eyes on a brand-new camera lens. Immediately asked, "how much is this?" Do you have an invoice? "
Mr. Tang did not expect to bring so little things will also be random checks, for a moment can not remember the price of the lens, he mistakenly replied: "there are about 3000 yuan, the invoice did not carry with them."
The next scene was even more unexpected to Mr. Tang. The inspector immediately pulled out the phone to open the "Taobao", skilled at the box bar code to start scanning.
With the sound of "Ding," the screen quickly popped up the same merchandise sales information. Seeing that the price was "3999," the customs inspector nodded with satisfaction and told Mr. Tang, "you can go through the limit if you don't exceed the limit."
When Mr. Tang was released, he took a cold breath:
"fortunately, the price of the lens is not expensive, I quote smoothly, the gap is not too much. Otherwise, put on the hat of deliberate concealment, and things will be in trouble. "
[2] not to cause trouble: be sure to avoid outgrowth
In 2017, Chinese Mr. Gao entered the Los Angeles International Airport, customs officers asked him about the itinerary, hotel and other questions.
Mr. Gao, a rather arrogant man, was impatient with this, pointing out: "the old man came to the United States to spend money, and if he asks so carelessly, he will not come!"
Unexpectedly, the customs gave him this wish on the spot.
A large "no entry" seal was affixed to his passport, and Mr. Gao was ordered to be repatriated without even leaving the airport.
You know, according to the regulations, customs officers of various countries have their own authority. The latest announcement by the South African Customs and Excise Department makes it clear that:
Customs officers are responsible for checking passengers' luggage by authority during duty, and passengers must fully cooperate with the inspection. If any illegal items are found, they must pay the relevant taxes and charges in accordance with the regulations and requirements.
Customs officers may intercept, detain, check passengers' carry-on baggage or check-in luggage. If the luggage is locked and the passenger fails to provide the key as required, the customs officer has the right to open the lock for inspection.
No one shall be entitled to make a claim for damage caused by non-malicious acts during customs enforcement. Unaccompanied baggage can be checked directly if the customs officer has reasonable grounds for suspicion.
Therefore, it is very necessary to respect and cooperate with the work of customs officers.
Don't be afraid of things: you must dare to fight according to the facts.
It is worth noting that respect for cooperation does not mean to swallow breath.
China's citizen was beaten at Langman Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, on the eve of 2018 National Day.
According to the results of circulate a notice's handling of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, the security guards who beat people were eventually dismissed, the director of Langman Airport Administration was suspended, and Thai direction was beaten to China citizen to apologize.
Some analysts believe that the bad habit of tipping Chinese tourists comes from the earliest Chinese tourists who think they are smart and take the initiative to plug money in and out of the border for some convenience.
Since then, many hotel tour guides, in order not to affect the team's speed of entry and exit, often directly require Chinese tourists to prepare their change clips in advance to hand in their passports.
Most Chinese tourists are often unsure, unwilling to look for trouble, "spend a small amount of money to buy peace" mentality, they are not wrong, but also spend money in vain.
This attitude of killing the tiger is by no means desirable.
China's consular department has repeatedly called for foreign immigration officials to ask for "tips" from China's citizen, and to dare to say no.
If a local public official asks for a "tip" when entering or leaving the country, he or she shall refuse it without prejudice to his own safety, and shall try to retain evidence for future maintain legal rights purposes.
New year is coming, I believe your side, there are bound to travel to and from home and abroad relatives and friends.
Tell Ta to wake up! Be careful when you pass the customs, don't lay mine on yourself!