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Former Chinese official sentenced to death for US$323M bribery

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A former Chinese official, Yang Youlin, has received a death sentence for accepting over 2.2 billion yuan (approximately US$323 million) in bribes. The Changzhou Intermediate People’s Court found Yang guilty of multiple corruption-related charges, including bribery, embezzlement, and money laundering, over a period spanning three decades. His sentence includes the forfeiture of all personal assets and lifelong revocation of political rights. AI

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Former Chinese official sentenced to death for US$323M bribery

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Xinlu Liang ·

    Former Chinese official sentenced to death in US$323 million bribery case

    A court in eastern China has handed down a rare death sentence to a former municipal official convicted of taking more than 2.2 billion yuan (US$323.8 million) in bribes, marking one of the harshest punishments for economic crimes in recent years. Yang Youlin, who once served as …

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