Recovery of Funds Involved in Underground Foreign Currency Exchange

The original trial court dismissed the plaintiff's application for summary judgment against the second and fourth defendants.
 

Both defendants actively participated in the underground foreign currency exchange activities and received fraudulent proceeds from these transactions.
 

The plaintiff subsequently filed an appeal, which was accepted by the judge. The judge ultimately ruled that the second and fourth defendants were liable and required to refund the relevant funds to the plaintiff because these transactions were illegal under Chinese law.
 

Furthermore, as active participants, the second and fourth defendants could not be considered to have acted in good faith.