Wei Pengyuan
Chinese politician sentenced to death for bribery in 2014 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wei Pengyuan (Chinese: 魏鹏远; born November 20, 1959), from Liaoning province Huludao city, was a former Chinese politician who was sentenced to death in 2016 for corruption, bribery, and hoarding more than 200 million yuan (around $30 million USD) in cash.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Wei had served in the National Development and Reform Commission, and his corruption case was one of the largest in China's history, creating a record in cash assets seized at the time.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
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Wei Pengyuan | |
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魏鹏远 | |
National Energy Administration (2008-2014) | |
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Born | November 20, 1959 Liaoning, Huludao |
Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Alma mater | Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin Mining Institute |
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In total, Wei accumulated 300 million yuan in embezzled funds. If the 300 million yuan stash was stacked in a vertical pile, it would almost reach the height of the Eiffel Tower.[13][14][15]