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Woman Marries 14 Men and Swindles Crores to Fund Gambling Addiction
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News18•09-10-2026, 11:38
Woman Marries 14 Men and Swindles Crores to Fund Gambling Addiction
- •A 33-year-old woman named Jiaying Chen in Las Vegas married 14 men to scam thousands of dollars from them.
- •She used the money to fund her massive gambling addiction, losing over 2.9 crore rupees at the Wynn Casino.
- •Chen exploited easy marriage rules, befriending men online and fabricating stories about a sick family member in China.
- •After a previous arrest, she continued her scam under the alias Vicky Liang by obtaining seven more marriage certificates.
- •A court sentenced her to about a year in jail and ordered her to return over 2.7 crore rupees to the victims.
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Jiaying Chen married a total of 14 men in Las Vegas, taking advantage of easy marriage rules to swindle thousands of dollars from them.
A judge ordered Chen to spend about a year in a detention center, with credit for time already served, and mandated that she return over $280,000 to her victims.
Chen lost more than $300,000, which is around 2.9 crore rupees, gambling at the Wynn Casino on the Las Vegas Strip over the past year.
