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Former Nanjing Official Sentenced to Death for 2.2 Billion Yuan Bribes

7/8/2026

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Yang Youlin Executed

Changzhou Intermediate People's Court sentenced former Nanjing official Yang Youlin to death.
Yang accepted more than 2.214 billion yuan in bribes between 1993 and 2023.
Judges convicted Yang of bribery, embezzlement, abuse of power, misappropriation of public funds and money laundering.
Judges stripped his political rights for life and confiscated all personal assets.
The sentencing follows previous high-profile anti-corruption actions such as the 2021 execution of Lai Xiaomin.

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Supreme Court Review

The court ruled that a lower-court death sentence must be reviewed by the Supreme People’s Court before execution.
Yang Youlin began public service in October 1976 at a local engine plant.
He led Jiangning District’s housing bureau in 2000 and was appointed executive deputy director of the Nanjing development zone in 2012.
More than 30 people attended the public hearings on March 18 and April 28, where prosecutors and Yang’s lawyers presented evidence.

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Yang Youlin Convicted

A court found that Yang Youlin accepted a bribe exceeding 600 million yuan ($93 million).
The court also determined that Yang embezzled more than 25 million yuan ($4 million).
Investigators reported that Yang maintained a second family while still married to his first wife.
Court-released photos show a gray-haired Yang wearing a dark jacket standing beside two uniformed police officers.
Reuters journalists could not reach Yang or his lawyer for comment.

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Yang Youlin Executed

Changzhou Intermediate People's Court sentenced former Nanjing official Yang Youlin to death.
Yang accepted more than 2.214 billion yuan in bribes between 1993 and 2023.
Judges convicted Yang of bribery, embezzlement, abuse of power, misappropriation of public funds and money laundering.
Judges stripped his political rights for life and confiscated all personal assets.
The sentencing follows previous high-profile anti-corruption actions such as the 2021 execution of Lai Xiaomin.

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