Chinese Forbes-listed tycoon sentenced for fraud

时间：2006-12-04 02:08:07

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Dec.1 - A Chinese tycoon1, who was the youngest person on Forbes magazine's list of China's 400 richest people last year, was sentenced to life imprisonment2 on Friday after being found guilty of contractual fraud involving millions of U.S. dollars.

 

Zhou Yiming, 32, forged financial reports in August 2002 to borrow 380 million yuan (48 million dollars) from three banks, which he then used to acquire a 28-percent stake in the Sichuan Mingxing Electric, a major supplier of water, electricity and gas to 3.8 million residents in Suining, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

 

The Suining Intermediate People's Court held that Zhou began tosiphon capital from the Sichuan company after he gained control, acquiring nearly 69 million U.S. dollars with the help of several accomplices3.

 

The court sentenced him to life in prison and confiscated4 his property, and handed down prison sentences ranging from three to five years to five of his accomplices, also for contractual fraud.

 

Zhou plans to appeal.

 
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1 tycoon EKkze     
n.有钱有势的企业家，大亨
参考例句：
  • The tycoon is on the verge of bankruptcy.那名大亨濒临破产的边缘。
  • The tycoon has many servants to minister to his needs.那位大亨有很多人服侍他。
2 imprisonment I9Uxk     
n.关押，监禁，坐牢
参考例句：
  • His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
  • He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.他因为犯重婚罪被判入狱一年。
3 accomplices d2d44186ab38e4c55857a53f3f536458     
从犯，帮凶，同谋( accomplice的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • He was given away by one of his accomplices. 他被一个同伙出卖了。
  • The chief criminals shall be punished without fail, those who are accomplices under duress shall go unpunished and those who perform deeds of merIt'shall be rewarded. 首恶必办， 胁从不问，立功受奖。
4 confiscated b8af45cb6ba964fa52504a6126c35855     
没收，充公( confiscate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • Their land was confiscated after the war. 他们的土地在战后被没收。
  • The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。

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