CRIMEJul 7 · 01:06 UTCWTOP DCWTOP Staff

Former city official sentenced to death in China for taking $325 million in bribes over 3 decades

A former economic development official in Nanjing was sentenced to death for accepting $325 million in bribes from 1993 to 2023. The court also convicted him of embezzlement, offering bribes, and other charges as part of China's anti-corruption campaign.

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Yang YoulinpersonChangzhou Intermediate People’s CourtorganizationChinaplaceXi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaigntopicLai XiaominpersonLi Jianpingperson

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