BEIJING: The former president of the People’s Insurance Company (Group) of China Ltd was jailed for 11 years for taking bribes, state media reported on Thursday, the latest senior executive brought down by Beijing´s anti-graft campaign.
Wang Yincheng, who was also a vice Communist Party secretary at state-owned PICC, was found guilty of receiving 8.7 million yuan ($1.36 million) in bribes from 2006 to 2016 in exchange for helping individuals and companies with project contracts, giving staff promotions and hiring their children, the official People´s Daily reported.
The newspaper cited a verdict made by the Intermediate Court of Fozhou. Wang also faces 1 million yuan in fines and confiscation of his illegal gains, the court said. Reuters could not reach Wang or his representatives for comment. Wang is the latest senior financial executive to be caught in Chinese President Xi Jinping´s far-reaching fight against corruption. Xi has presided over the anti-graft drive since coming to power in late 2012, punishing more than a million party members and jailing top military figures.
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