Xu Jie and Du Jiansheng, two officials from the poor...
Xu Jie and Du Jiansheng, two officials from the poor southwestern province of Guizhou were executed for embezzling 72
Xu Jie and Du Jiansheng, two officials from the poor southwestern province of Guizhou were executed for embezzling 72.7 million yuan ($8.8 million). They colluded from 1997 to 2000 to steal off-budget funds, cash from government loans and state treasury bills. They were sentenced to death in August 2000 and lost their final appeal in September.
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- (Sources: Reuters, 02/03/2001)