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 executive deputy director of the Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone management committee, was found guilty of bribery, embezzlement, misappropriating public funds, abuse of power and money laundering. The Changzhou Intermediate People’s Court in Jiangsu Province delivered the verdict on Monday.The court imposed a consolidated death sentence, stripping Yang of his political rights for life and ordering the confiscation of all personal assets. His ill-gotten gains and their yields have been seized and turned over to the state treasury, with authorities empowered to continue recovering any outstanding amounts.
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MON · 2026-07-06 · 12:20 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0706-90495
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Former Chinese official sentenced to death in US$323 million bribery case
A former municipal official in eastern China, Yang Youlin, has received a death sentence for taking over 2.2 billion yuan (US$323.8 million) in bribes. Yang, who was the executive deputy director of the Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone management committee, was convicted of bribery, embezzlement, misappropriating public funds, abuse of power, and money laundering.
Xinlu LiangSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-06 · 12:20 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A former municipal official in eastern China, Yang Youlin, has received a death sentence for taking over 2.2 billion yuan (US$323.8 million) in bribes. Yang, who was the executive deputy director of the Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone management committee, was convicted of bribery, embezzlement, misappropriating public funds, abuse of power, and money laundering. The Changzhou Intermediate People’s Court in Jiangsu province delivered the verdict on Monday. In addition to the death sentence, Yang was stripped of his political rights for life, and all his personal assets were ordered confiscated. The court also mandated the seizure of his ill-gotten gains and their yields, with the state empowered to recover any outstanding amounts.
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The court imposed a consolidated death sentence, stripping Yang of his political rights for life and ordering the confiscation of all personal assets.
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The Changzhou Intermediate People’s Court in Jiangsu province delivered the verdict on Monday.
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Yang Youlin was found guilty of bribery, embezzlement, misappropriating public funds, abuse of power, and money laundering.
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A former Chinese municipal official has been sentenced to death for taking over 2.2 billion yuan (US$323.8 million) in bribes.
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