Former Deputy Secretary General of Jilin Provincial Government, Gao Cailin, sentenced to life: embezzled billions of yuan and unable to refund bribes and stolen funds
On the 2nd, the Intermediate People's Court of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province announced that the former Deputy Secretary General of the Jilin Provincial Government, Gao Cailin, had been sentenced to life imprisonment for corruption, deprived of political rights for life, and had all personal property confiscated; Sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and fined RMB 1 million for bribery, sentenced to life imprisonment, deprived of political rights for life, and confiscation of all personal property; The defendant Gao Cailin, who was detained in the case, embezzled and returned the stolen funds to the victim's unit in accordance with the law; Continue to recover the bribery proceeds of the defendant Gao Cailin, confiscate them in accordance with the law, and turn them over to the national treasury.
After trial and investigation, it was found that from June to September 2017, the defendant Gao Cailin used his position as the mayor of Songyuan City, directly or through others, to instruct Xiamen Jueyao Investment Co., Ltd. and Songyuan Urban Development Investment Holding Group Hongri Real Estate Development and Construction Investment Co., Ltd. to arrange for Xiamen Jueyao Investment Co., Ltd. to falsely contract 1 million square meters of "Sanhua Grassland" from an individual operator, and then subcontract it to Hongri Company. He illegally embezzled 100 million yuan from it for himself, lending 45 million yuan to others and repaying personal debts of 55 million yuan.
From 2011 to August 2020, the defendant Gao Cailin took advantage of his positions as Secretary and Director of the Party Group of the Provincial Financial Office, Mayor of Songyuan City, and Deputy Secretary General of the Provincial Government to provide assistance to others in matters such as company approval and tax reduction. He illegally received property from others, totaling more than RMB 4.03 million.
The Intermediate People's Court of Yanbian Prefecture believes that although Gao Cailin was able to truthfully confess the facts of the crime after arriving at the case, voluntarily confessed most of the bribery crimes that the investigating authorities did not have access to, and reported other people's criminal clues, which had a significant meritorious performance, considering that his embezzlement amount was as high as one billion yuan, he could not refund the bribery proceeds, causing a negative social impact, and was not enough to be punished lightly according to law. The court then made the above judgment.