A: The Scout Law Online Consultation will answer your question.
Hello, first, judging whether it is illegal fund-raising depends on whether it is illegal fund-raising fraud. Under any of the following circumstances, it can be regarded as "for the purpose of illegal possession": (1) The raised funds are not used for production and business activities, or are obviously out of proportion to the scale of the raised funds, so that the raised funds cannot be returned; (two) wantonly squandering fund-raising, so that the fund-raising can not be returned; (3) fleeing with funds; (4) The funds raised are used for illegal and criminal activities; (5) Evading, transferring funds, concealing property or evading the return of funds; (six) concealing or destroying accounts, or engaging in fake bankruptcy or bankruptcy to escape the withdrawal of funds; (seven) refused to account for the whereabouts of funds, to escape the return of funds; (eight) other circumstances that can be identified as the purpose of illegal possession. Two. Legal basis: 1) the Supreme People's Court's explanation on some issues concerning the specific application of law in the trial of criminal cases of illegal fund-raising.
Article 4 Whoever commits the acts listed in Article 2 of this Interpretation by fraudulent means for the purpose of illegal possession shall be convicted and punished for the crime of fund-raising fraud in accordance with the provisions of Article 192 of the Criminal Law. Illegal fund-raising by fraudulent means can be regarded as "for the purpose of illegal possession" under any of the following circumstances: (1) After fund-raising is not used for production and business activities, or it is obviously disproportionate to the scale of fund-raising, so that the fund-raising cannot be returned; (two) wantonly squandering fund-raising, so that the fund-raising can not be returned; (3) fleeing with funds; (4) The funds raised are used for illegal and criminal activities; (5) Evading, transferring funds, concealing property or evading the return of funds; (six) concealing or destroying accounts, or engaging in fake bankruptcy or bankruptcy to escape the withdrawal of funds; (seven) refused to account for the whereabouts of funds, to escape the return of funds; (eight) other circumstances that can be identified as the purpose of illegal possession. The purpose of illegal possession in the crime of fund-raising fraud should be determined according to the situation. If part of the actor's illegal fund-raising behavior has the purpose of illegal possession, the fund-raising involved in this part of illegal fund-raising behavior shall be convicted and punished for fund-raising fraud; If the center of the crime of illegal fund-raising has the purpose of illegal possession and other actors have no intention or behavior of illegal possession of fund-raising, the actor with the purpose of illegal possession shall be convicted and punished for the crime of fund-raising fraud. 2) Article 192 of the Criminal Law refers to the crime of fund-raising fraud, in which illegal fund-raising is conducted by fraud for the purpose of illegal possession. If the amount is relatively large, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also be fined not less than 20,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years, and shall also be fined not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan; If the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan or confiscated property.