China Corruption Blotter (December 6, 2013)

Liu Bokun, former chairman of Xinjiang Shenhua Mining Co. Ltd., was sentenced to 20 years in prison for embezzling $1.1 million, misappropriating $4.5 million in public funds and accepting bribes worth $249,278. Liu gave out personal loans using the misappropriated public funds and handed out illegal mining permits to private investors in exchange for bribes. He pled guilty to the charges but has appealed his conviction to higher court. http://www.jcrb.com

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China Corruption Blotter (February 1, 2013)

Wu Yongwen, former deputy director of the Standing Committee of Hubei Provincial People’s Congress, has reportedly been placed under investigation after his mistress’s husband told authorities Wu took bribes and led an “indecent life.”

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China Corruption Blotter (November 8, 2012)

Yu Xinlong, former director of Wuhan City (Hubei Province) Sixin Ecological Development Management Committee Land Bureau, was charged with embezzling $694,521 of demolition compensation

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