JINAN, March 18 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese court on Monday sentenced Wang Dengfeng, a former senior official of the Ministry of Education, to 17 years in prison for embezzlement and bribery.
Wang was also fined 5 million yuan (around 705,000 U.S. dollars) and had the funds he embezzled returned, while his illegal gains from bribery were recovered and turned over to the state treasury, according to the verdict of the Intermediate People's Court of Dezhou in east China's Shandong Province.
Wang was convicted of embezzling public funds and property worth 46.7 million yuan, both personally and with others, between 2016 and 2022, according to the court.
The court also found that Wang took advantage of his positions between 2006 and 2022 to help others in matters related to project contracting and hosting sports games. He was convicted of accepting money and valuables worth over 9.66 million yuan, the court said. ■
