The total amount of corruption exceeds 100 million yuan, and both county party secretaries in Qingyang, Gansu have been sentenced: taking care of each other's younger brother Huachi | county party committee | project | younger brother | secretary | defendant | Wanfu | Li Chongxuan
Pengpai News learned from the People's Court of Lanzhou New Area that on July 7, 2023, the People's Court of Lanzhou New Area publicly announced the verdict of Li Chongxuan, former county party secretary of Zhenyuan County, Qingyang City, Gansu Province, in the case of bribery and unclear sources of huge assets. The defendant Li Chongxuan was convicted of bribery and sentenced to thirteen years in prison, with a fine of one million yuan; The crime of committing a huge amount of property with unknown sources shall be sentenced to five years and six months of imprisonment. The punishment for multiple crimes was combined, and it was decided to carry out a fixed-term imprisonment of fourteen years and six months, with a fine of one million yuan. The criminal proceeds recovered from the case shall be confiscated in accordance with the law and turned over to the national treasury. The recovered stolen funds shall continue to be recovered.
After trial and investigation, it was found that from 2009 to 2021, the defendant Li Chongxuan, while serving as the former county magistrate and county party secretary of Zhenyuan County in Qingyang City, used his position of convenience and influence to seek benefits for others in enterprise management, engineering contracting, and job adjustment and promotion. He received a total of RMB 34.015 million from 72 people including Zhang. The defendant Li Chongxuan still has property worth 19135641.94 million yuan, and the source cannot be explained.
The court held that the defendant Li Chongxuan, as a state official, took advantage of his position to illegally accept property from others and seek benefits for them, with a particularly large amount of money involved. His behavior constituted the crime of bribery; The defendant Li Chongxuan's family property and expenses clearly exceed his legal income, and the source cannot be explained. The difference is particularly huge, and his behavior constitutes the crime of unknown source of huge property. According to the law, multiple crimes should be punished together. The defendant Li Chongxuan had a confession and voluntarily confessed in court. The vast majority of the stolen funds and goods have been recovered. Taking into account the facts, nature, circumstances, and degree of harm to society of the defendant Li Chongxuan's crime, the above judgment is made. After the verdict was pronounced, the defendant Li Chongxuan stated in court that he accepted the verdict and did not appeal.
According to the above judgment, Li Chongxuan's bribery and unclear source of property amounted to over 53 million yuan, while his corrupt ally Zhang Wanfu also had nearly 50 million yuan of property that could not be traced, and he has been sentenced to 22 years in prison.
The "Cooperation" Plan of Two Luoma County Party Secretaries: Caring for each other's younger brothers in their respective jurisdictions
The reporter from Pengpai News noticed that on the evening of January 8th this year, the second episode of the TV special film "Forever Blowing the Charge" titled "Political Supervision" disclosed the investigation and examination of the case of Li Chongxuan, former secretary of the Zhenyuan County Committee in Gansu Province.
Zhenyuan County in Gansu Province belongs to the Shaan Gan Ning Revolutionary Old Area, located between the gullies of the Loess Plateau. Due to its remote location, inconvenient transportation, drought and water shortage, it has long been a national level poverty-stricken county. It was not until the end of 2020 that it announced its "hat lifting" poverty alleviation, making it the last county in Gansu Province to lift itself out of poverty. Li Chongxuan, who had served as the "leader" here for many years, was investigated and filed by the Gansu Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision in March 2021.
Li Chongxuan served as the county magistrate and county party secretary of Zhenyuan County, Qingyang City, Gansu Province from 2009 to 2020. During his more than ten years of governing Zhenyuan, he focused on planning for the interests of himself and his relatives. Li Chongxuan's first major project after taking office was the construction of Zhenyuan Second Middle School, which became his first project to accept huge bribes. The person who asked him was another county-level "leader", Zhang Wanfu, the county mayor of Huachi County, who was also investigated and dealt with in 2017.
Pengpai News noticed that Zhang Wanfu was later appointed as the Secretary of the Huachi County Committee, a member of the Standing Committee of the Qingyang Municipal Committee, and the Secretary of the Huachi County Committee.
Li Chongxuan said, "Zhang Wanfu is from Zhenyuan. I happened to be the county magistrate in Zhenyuan, and he went to Huachi as the county magistrate. He clearly stated that he wanted to take care of his younger brother's further development, and then talked about some specific projects in the county."
After greeting Li Chongxuan, Zhang Wanfu's younger brother Zhang Wanshou quickly came to visit him with a fruit packaging box, which was not fruit, but one million yuan in cash. Zhang Wanshou recalled, "He said he knew, you just need to sign up directly. I signed up and won the bid."
Li Chongxuan said that it is to arrange for the competent department or deputy in charge, and a phone call is like this. Generally, the county mayor can compete with the department after greeting them.
The Zhenyuan No.2 Middle School project is just the beginning. In fact, Li Chongxuan and Zhang Wanfu have agreed on a long-term "cooperation" plan. Li Chongxuan also has a younger brother named Li Chonggang, who also expressed his desire to do some engineering work. So Li Chongxuan and Zhang Wanfu formed a special network of interests, with the two "leaders" taking care of each other in their respective jurisdictions and helping each other's younger brother undertake projects. As soon as Zhang Wanfu's younger brother received the project of Zhenyuan No.2 Middle School, Li Chongxuan's younger brother received the project of Huachi County Vocational and Technical Comprehensive Experimental Building; Zhang Wanfu's younger brother won the bid for an urban road construction project in Zhenyuan County, while Li Chongxuan's younger brother won the bid for an employee housing project in Huachi County. Both parties come and go, using this "long-distance exchange" to avoid being noticed.
Li Chonggang said that if we were to work on a project in Zhenyuan, the social response would be relatively strong and not very good. At that time, we considered it this way and the goal of working there was relatively small.
"I have a few friends in Huachi, and they say it's his younger brother who works in Huachi, while Zhang Wanfu's younger brother works in Zhenyuan. Some people think to themselves, 'If we don't have that brother, right? If we don't have acquaintances, it's okay that you can't get it.' Zhang Chuangqi is one of the bosses of engineering projects in Zhenyuan County. After hearing about this, he began to bribe Li Chongxuan multiple times through connections, totaling 1.85 million yuan, and also won multiple projects such as the construction of Binhe Road and the Education Bureau Building.".
The special feature film revealed that from 2009 to 2013 was the peak period for Li Chongxuan to accept bribes. At that time, in multiple government investment projects such as river management, water conservancy construction, housing projects, bus stations, and urban and rural roads in Zhenyuan County, he greeted and gave orders, forcefully intervening, causing normal decision-making and bidding procedures to be suspended. Behind his arbitrary power, it also reflects a serious lack of supervision over the "top leaders" at that time.
"Ally" Zhang Wanfu has been sentenced to 22 years in prison, and his younger brother helped him launder 65.96 million yuan in money laundering
Shortly before the broadcast of the above feature film, on December 28, 2022, the Gansu Jiuquan Intermediate People's Court published an article on its WeChat official account, Money Laundering! Corrupt Official Brothers were sentenced for transferring more than 65.96 million yuan of stolen money, which introduced the details of a local corruption case.
Article introduction: Recently, the People's Court of Suzhou District concluded a case of Zhang Moushou committing money laundering. The defendant Zhang Moushou, knowing that his brother Zhang Moumou had embezzled and bribed a large amount of money while serving as the county mayor of Huachi County, a member of the Standing Committee of Qingyang City Committee, and the secretary of Huachi County Committee, still used the convenience of his large capital flow and multiple bank accounts in the construction industry to open multiple bank accounts using his ID card, deposited a large amount of cash, and cumulatively safeguarded his brother Zhang Moumou's cash of RMB 659608322.8.
After trial, it was found that the defendant Zhang Shou knowingly concealed and concealed the cash entrusted to him by his brother Zhang as proceeds of corruption and bribery, and his behavior has constituted the crime of money laundering. The defendant Zhang Moushou voluntarily surrendered to the case and truthfully confessed his/her crimes. He/she has voluntarily surrendered and reported other people's crimes, demonstrating meritorious service. Therefore, the punishment should be reduced according to law; At the same time, the defendant Zhang Moushou is also a first-time offender and an occasional offender. He actively returned the stolen goods and may be given a lighter punishment. The defendant Zhang Moushou was sentenced to three years in prison with a four-year probation and a fine of RMB 1 million.
The article states that money laundering refers to the act and process of concealing and disguising the source and nature of illegal funds through various means, turning them into seemingly legitimate funds. Money laundering provides funds for criminal activities, promotes the proliferation of new crimes, poses a threat to the lives and property of the people, undermines financial stability, and fosters corruption.
The reporter from Pengpai News noticed that the article mentioned that Zhang, a former member of the Standing Committee of the Qingyang Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Huachi County Party Committee, was the official Zhang Wanfu who was investigated in the anti-corruption case in Qingyang.
According to public information, Zhang Wanfu was born in April 1963, originally from Gansu Town, and holds a postgraduate degree while working. He once served as the Deputy Secretary General of the Qingyang Municipal Government. In February 2009, he was appointed as the Deputy Secretary and County Magistrate of Huachi County. In 2015, he was appointed as the Secretary of Huachi County Committee. In 2016, he joined the Standing Committee of the Qingyang Municipal Committee and continued to serve as the Secretary of Huachi County Committee. He was investigated in April 2017.
On December 28, 2020, according to the Intermediate People's Court of Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, the court publicly sentenced Zhang Wanfu, former member of the Standing Committee of the Qingyang Municipal Party Committee and former Secretary of the Huachi County Party Committee, in accordance with the law, for bribery, embezzlement, bribery, abuse of power by personnel of state-owned institutions, and unclear sources of huge assets. The defendant Zhang Wanfu was convicted of bribery, corruption, bribery, abuse of power by personnel of state-owned institutions, and the crime of unknown sources of huge assets. He was sentenced to 22 years in prison and fined RMB 1.2 million for multiple crimes. The confiscated and seized stolen funds, goods, and fruits shall be confiscated in accordance with the law and turned over to the national treasury.
After trial, it was found that the defendant Zhang Wanfu, while serving as the county mayor and county party secretary of Huachi County, took advantage of his position to seek benefits for others in the contracting and settlement of engineering projects, and illegally received 26 cash transactions totaling 16.16 million yuan from related companies and individuals. The defendant Zhang Wanfu embezzled 4.23 million yuan from public funds during his tenure as Deputy Secretary General of Qingyang Municipal Government, Director of Petrochemical Office, and County Magistrate of Huachi County; Bribery of 6.302 million yuan to Zhang Zhiquan, former secretary of the Qingyang Municipal Party Committee, for seeking illegitimate benefits.
In addition, the defendant Zhang Wanfu, during his tenure as the director of the Petrochemical Office in Qingyang City, seriously violated the financial management responsibilities and regulations. Major financial expenses were not decided through collective discussion or reported for approval, and funds were abused and abused. He illegally decided to withdraw cash from the Petrochemical Office account and used a fake name to apply for more than 470 bank cards for gifts and illegal expenses. Afterwards, it was instructed to arrange for the financial management personnel of our unit to falsely record expenses and use false invoices to settle accounts, resulting in a loss of 13.4058 million yuan in funds and property for the Qingyang Petrochemical Office. As of March 17, 2017, in Zhang Wanfu's family property and expenses, the source of the property of 49.8083228 million yuan cannot be explained.
The court believes that the defendant Zhang Wanfu, as a state official, took advantage of his position to seek benefits for others and illegally accepted property from others, with a particularly large amount of money. His behavior constitutes the crime of bribery. The defendant Zhang Wanfu arranged for others to embezzle public funds, which amounted to a particularly large amount and constituted the crime of corruption. Bribing Zhang Zhiquan, former secretary of the Qingyang Municipal Party Committee, for the purpose of seeking illegitimate benefits, with particularly serious circumstances, constitutes the crime of bribery. The defendant Zhang Wanfu abused his power during his tenure as the director of the Petrochemical Office in Qingyang City, resulting in particularly significant losses to national interests. His behavior constitutes the crime of abuse of power by personnel of state-owned institutions. The defendant Zhang Wanfu's property and expenses clearly exceeded his legal income, with a huge difference, constituting the crime of unknown source of huge property. The charges charged by the prosecution are all established.
Public information shows that Zhang Wanfu, the former secretary of the Qingyang Municipal Party Committee who bribed 6.302 million yuan, Zhang Zhiquan, has been working in Gansu Province for a long time. He has served as the secretary of the Qingyang Municipal Party Committee and the secretary of the Baiyin Municipal Party Committee before being dismissed in 2018.
