Rabu, 30 Mei 2012

Bank of China ex-managers, wives convicted in Las Vegas

Two former managers of the Bank of China and their wives were convicted this afternoon of racketeering, money laundering, international transportation of stolen property and passport fraud, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney's office in Las Vegas.

Xu Chaofan, Xu Guojun, Kuang Wan Fang and Yu Ying Yi were convicted by a federal jury in Las Vegas at the conclusion of a trial that began nearly three months ago. U.S. District judge Philip Pro is scheduled to sentence them Nov. 24.

The indictment also charged Kwong Wa Po, who remains a fugitive.

The charges stemmed from an elaborate scheme to defraud the Bank of China of at least $485 million. According to the U.S. attorney's office, the scheme was orchestrated by Xu Chaofan, Xu Guojun and a third former bank manager, Yu Zhendong, who pleaded guilty in connection with the investigation and cooperated with the United States.

Source: Review Journal

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