Duan and Li Xingjian, two deputy directors of China Architectural Culture Center, embezzled and defrauded public funds of 3.58 million yuan when they were in charge of the sales of the cultural center. Yesterday, the reporter learned that Duan was sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment 14 years for corruption and Li Xingjian was sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment 1 1.5 years for corruption. Zhang Guowei, the legal representative of Shenzhen Zhonglianhuan Company, who helped them sign false agreements and transfer funds, was also sentenced to 8 years in prison for committing corruption.
The court found that in 2000, Duan served as assistant director of the Cultural Center and general manager of Beijing Zhonglianhuan Company, and Li Xingjian served as deputy director of the Cultural Center and chairman of Beijing Zhonglianhuan Company. They took advantage of their position to sign a false sales consulting agreement with Shenzhen Zhonglianhuan Company, the legal representative of the defendant Zhang Guofan, in the name of Beijing Zhonglianhuan Company, and defrauded Beijing Zhonglianhuan Company of 800,000 yuan in the name of paying the sales consulting fee.
In April 2000, Duan illegally occupied the public funds of Beijing Zhonglianhuan Company by using the above false agreement, and in September 2003, he illegally occupied the profits receivable of Beijing Zhonglianhuan Company in the name of continuing to pay sales consulting fees. From 2002 to 2003, Duan took advantage of his position as assistant director of the cultural center, signed a false entrustment agreement in the process of handling the house ownership certificate of China Architectural and Cultural Center, and illegally occupied 300,000 yuan of public funds of the cultural center in the name of paying the license fee.
After the incident, Duan's relatives returned 310.8 million yuan, and Li Xingjian's relatives returned 400,000 yuan.
The court held that Duan and Li Xingjian, as state employees, took advantage of their positions to illegally possess public property, and the defendant Zhang Guotao colluded with Duan and Li Xingjian to embezzle; Duan also illegally possessed public property alone, and the actions of the three people have constituted corruption crimes and should be punished according to law. During the investigation, Duan voluntarily confessed some criminal facts that the case-handling organ has not yet mastered, and he showed the performance of returning the stolen money and stolen goods, and he was given a lighter punishment according to law. Li Xingjian can be given a lighter punishment according to law if he has returned the stolen money. In view of Zhang Guotao's auxiliary role in the crime of * *, he is an accessory, and his punishment shall be mitigated according to law. Accordingly, the court made the above-mentioned first-instance judgment. (Reporter Sun Siya)