Former Regional Official Pleads Guilty to Taking $31 Million in Bribes
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What’s new: A former vice-chairman of Xizang autonomous region’s top political consultative body has pleaded guilty to taking more than $30 million in bribes, a Tianjin court announced.
Prosecutors accused Jiang Jie of taking advantage of his positions from 2000 to 2023 to help others obtain administrative approvals, project contracts, land transfers and job promotions, Tianjin’s First Intermediate People’s Court said in a Wednesday statement. In exchange, he accepted more than 225 million yuan ($31 million) in bribes.

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- Jiang Jie, former vice-chairman of Xizang's top political consultative body, pleaded guilty to accepting over $30 million in bribes.
- From 2000 to 2023, he used his various political positions to aid others in exchange for bribes.
- The investigation began in July 2023, and sentencing will be announced later.
- 2000 to 2023:
- Jiang Jie took advantage of his positions to help others obtain administrative approvals, project contracts, land transfers and job promotions, accepting over 225 million yuan ($31 million) in bribes.
- 2013:
- Jiang Jie was transferred to Xizang.
- 2022:
- Jiang Jie became a vice chairman of the region’s committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
- July 2023:
- The investigation into Jiang Jie began.
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