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Las Vegas Woman Sentenced After Marrying 14 Men
A woman named Jiaying Chen married men she met online in Las Vegas.
She asked some of them for money, sometimes saying she needed to help a sick family member in China.
After getting the money, she stopped communicating with them.
The article says she obtained 14 marriage certificates over several years, including seven after she was arrested and released.
It also says she lost more than $300,000 gambling at the Wynn casino.
A judge sentenced her to nearly a year in detention and ordered her to repay more than $280,000.
The judge said the sentence was meant to address her gambling addiction and help prevent future victims.
Jiaying Chen, 33, was sentenced to nearly one year in Clark County Detention Center, with credit for time served.
She was ordered to pay more than $280,000 in restitution.
Prosecutors said Chen married men she met online, then asked them for money and cut off contact.
From March 2019 to May 2024, she obtained seven marriage certificates; after her 2024 arrest, she obtained seven more using the alias Vicky Liang.
The article says Chen lost more than $300,000 at the Wynn casino in the last year.
- Who
- Jiaying Chen, a 33-year-old woman, and the men she married.
- What
- Chen was sentenced to nearly one year in detention and ordered to pay more than $280,000 in restitution after marrying men and obtaining money from them.
- Where
- Las Vegas, Nevada; she was sentenced to detention in Clark County.
- When
- The reported sentencing was on Tuesday, October 6; the article does not specify the year. The marriages and certificates spanned March 2019 to after her 2024 arrest.
- Why
- The judge said the sentence was intended to address Chen's gambling addiction and help prevent future victims.
Key facts
- Age
- 33
- Number of marriage certificates
- 14: seven issued from March 2019 to May 2024, and seven more after her 2024 arrest and release
- Sentence
- Nearly one year in Clark County Detention Center, with credit for time served
- Restitution
- More than $280,000
- Casino losses
- More than $300,000 at the Wynn casino in the last year, according to the article
- Alias
- Vicky Liang
Quotes
Judge Crystal Eller
The judge who sentenced Jiaying Chen.
“That having been said, I also do think that it would be appropriate for her to finish her one year in Clark County Detention Center so that she understands what looking at eight to 20 [years] in prison really looks like.”
NDTV
“In addition of the devastation that she's caused so many families and so many people, I need to make sure that she understands the extent of this and what's waiting for her if she does it again.”
NDTV
Sources
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