General fraudsters are caught, how long can they be sentenced?

In general criminal cases, it takes about three months from arrest to trial. If the case is complicated, the time will be extended.

Article 154th of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)?

The period of investigation and detention of a criminal suspect after his arrest shall not exceed two months. If the case is complicated and cannot be concluded at the expiration of the time limit, it may be extended for one month with the approval of the people's procuratorate at the next higher level.

Article 156

If the investigation of the following cases cannot be completed within the time limit specified in Article 154 of this Law, it may be extended for two months with the approval or decision of the people's procuratorate of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government:

(1) Major and complicated cases in remote areas with very inconvenient transportation;

(2) Major criminal group cases;

(3) Major and complicated cases of escaping crime;

(four) major and complex cases involving a wide range and difficult to obtain evidence.

Article 157?

If the criminal suspect may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of more than 10 years, and the investigation cannot be concluded after the extension of the time limit in accordance with the provisions of Article 156 of this Law, it may be extended for another two months with the approval or decision of the people's procuratorate of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government.

Article 158?

In the course of investigation, if a criminal suspect is found to have committed other important criminal acts, the time limit for investigation and detention shall be recalculated in accordance with the provisions of Article 154 of this Law from the date of discovery.

Extended data:

Using telecommunication technology such as sending short messages, making phone calls, and the Internet to defraud an unspecified majority, and the amount of fraud is difficult to verify, but under any of the following circumstances.

It shall be deemed as "other serious circumstances" as stipulated in Article 266 of the Criminal Law, and shall be convicted and punished for fraud (attempted):

(1) Sending more than 5,000 pieces of fraudulent information;

(2) Making fraudulent phone calls for more than 500 times;

(3) The fraudulent means are bad and the harm is serious.

If the number of acts specified in the preceding paragraph reaches more than ten times the standards specified in Items (1) and (2) of the preceding paragraph, or if the fraudulent means are particularly bad and the harm is particularly serious, it shall be deemed as "other particularly serious circumstances" as stipulated in Article 266 of the Criminal Law, and shall be convicted and punished for fraud (attempted).

Article 6

If fraud is accomplished and attempted, and different sentencing ranges are reached, it shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of heavier punishment; Those who reach the same sentencing range shall be punished as fraud.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-fraud

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-People's Republic of China (PRC) Criminal Procedure Law