China / Major Corruption Cases

Bribe-taking former official receives life sentence

[2014-12-24 19:26]

Former senior official from southwest China's Guizhou Province, Cheng Mengren, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for accepting bribes, a court announced on Wednesday.

Head of political affairs department detained

[2014-12-17 15:54]

Ma Xiangdong, head of the political affairs department in the Political Studies Institute in Nanjing, was detained early this month, shortly after Dai Weimin, deputy principle of the institute was being investigated.

Female billionaire sentenced to 20 years' prison

[2014-12-16 13:53]

Prosecutors claim Ding Yuxin, who bribed a former railway minister, helped 23 companies win 57 railway projects, valued at $30 billion.

Senior Shanxi official expelled from Party

[2014-12-15 20:16]

Yang Senlin, former vice chief of north China's Shanxi Province's discipline agency, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and from his post, according to a statement by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).

First female PLA general in bribery probe

[2014-12-04 11:44]

Gao Xiaoyan, a major general is under investigation for suspicion of bribery, becoming the first female general to be snared since anti-corruption campaign launched in 2012.

Zhou Yongkang arrested, put under judicial probe

[2014-12-06 00:45]

The Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) has opened an investigation into Zhou Yongkang's suspected crimes and decided to arrest him according to the law.

Zhou Yongkang expelled from CPC

[2014-12-06 00:35]

Zhou Yongkang has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and prosecutors have opened an investigation into his suspected crimes and arrested him.

Coal official hides 200m yuan cash at home

[2014-10-31 14:54]

Prosecuting authorities seized more than 200 million yuan ($32 million) in cash from the house of an energy official, a procurator revealed Friday.

Former Chinese bank chief on trial for corruption

[2014-10-29 18:33]

Tao Liming, former president of the Postal Savings Bank of China, stood trial on corruption charges on Wednesday in central China's Henan Province.

Power company boss under graft probe in Shanghai

[2014-10-29 18:32]

The boss of Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company is under a graft probe, said a municipal discipline watchdog on Wednesday.

Former vice-head of Liaoning investigated

[2014-10-28 16:56]

Chen Tiexin, former vice–head of Liaoning Provincial Political Advisory Body has been investigated on suspicious of accepting huge bribes, according to Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) on Tuesday.

Ex-railway official sentenced to death

[2014-10-17 11:06]

Former senior railway official has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on corruption charges by a court in Beijing on Friday.

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