Original Title: Husband of Cao Aihua, Former Executive Deputy Mayor of Dalian, Sentenced for Hiding His Wife’s Bribery Money

Cao Aihua, the highest-ranking female official involved in the Liaoning election bribery case, former member of the Standing Committee of the Dalian Municipal Party Committee and executive deputy mayor, was not only sentenced for corruption herself, but her husband Wang Baiyan was also implicated and sentenced.

The reason why he was sentenced was that he transferred and hid the bribery money that Cao Aihua handed over to him.According to the verdict recently released by China Judgment Documents Network, on October 19, 2018, the Liaoning Dandong Railway Transport Court found Wang Baiyan guilty of covering up and concealing criminal proceeds in the first instance, and sentenced him to three years in prison, suspended for three years, and fined RMB 50,000.Yuan.

The Paper learned from the public trial video that after Wang Baiyan, who had already been released on bail, appeared in court, he did not raise any objection to the prosecution's charges and voluntarily pleaded guilty.Previously, on August 21, 2018, Cao Aihua was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison by the Shenyang Railway Transportation Intermediate Court for corruption and bribery.

Wang Baiyan is the deputy general manager of the Dalian branch of a well-known Chinese insurance company who hid the foreign currency given by his wife in the bathroom of his mother's house.But in terms of popularity, his wife Cao Aihua is far greater than him.

Cao Aihua

According to the public resume, Cao Aihua has worked in the Communist Youth League system for a long time, successively serving as deputy secretary and secretary of the Communist Youth League Yingkou Municipal Committee, and deputy secretary of the Communist Youth League Liaoning Provincial Committee.In 2000, Cao Aihua, who was only 32 years old, became a member of the Standing Committee of the Yingkou Municipal Party Committee and Minister of Propaganda.Two years later, Cao Aihua returned to the league system again, and was promoted to secretary of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee of the Communist Youth League at the departmental level at the age of 39.

In August 2010, Cao Aihua served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Dalian Municipal Party Committee and the Deputy Mayor of Dalian, and later served as the Executive Deputy Mayor of the Dalian Municipal People's Government.

According to the verdict of the Wang Baiyan case, when Cao Aihua served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Dalian Municipal Party Committee and the deputy mayor of Dalian, he successively handed over part of the foreign currency obtained from bribery to Wang Baiyan for safekeeping.Between June and July 2016, Wang Baiyan hid USD 159,700, EUR 40,000, and HKD 150,000 (a total of RMB 1,468,137.2) under his mother’s bathroom sink.

Wang Baiyan confessed that he knew that the money was given to Cao Aihua by someone else, that the foreign currency was not spent, and he felt it was not safe to store it at home, so he packed it in a plastic bag specially sealed for antiques and hid it in his mother's house.

In 2016, the case of canvassing and bribery of deputies to the Liaoning People's Congress was exposed. A total of 955 people were involved, from Wang Min, then Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, to local people's congress deputies.Cao Aihua was among them, becoming the highest-ranking female official directly involved in the case.

On September 2, 2016, the Liaoning Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection announced that Cao Aihua, then a member of the Standing Committee of the Dalian Municipal Party Committee and executive deputy mayor, was suspected of serious violations of discipline and was under investigation by the organization.Officials have reported that Cao Aihua violated political discipline and resisted organizational review; violated integrity and discipline by accepting gifts;

Taking advantage of the convenience of his position to seek benefits for others and accept property in business operations and other aspects; setting up off-the-book funds in violation of regulations, and illegally taking part of the funds as his own.Taking advantage of the convenience of the position to seek benefits for others and accepting property, and taking advantage of the convenience of the position to illegally occupy public property are suspected of crimes.The circular also specifically mentioned that Cao Aihua violated organizational discipline by accepting canvassing money and property; taking advantage of his position to seek benefits for others and accept property in the selection and appointment of cadres.

The verdict shows that one month after Cao Aihua was investigated, on October 8, 2016, Wang Baiyan was notified to go to the case handling base of the Liaoning Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection to accept an interview.On the same day, the Dandong Railway Transportation Procuratorate opened a case for investigation of Wang Baiyan on suspicion of accepting bribes.

After that, Wang Baiyan truthfully confessed the criminal facts of hiding foreign currency. On October 19, 2016, the investigative agency searched and seized the above-mentioned foreign currency hidden by Wang Baiyan.

The wife is a complete official fan, the wife of Zeng Panling's plan

On January 30, 2018, the Liaoning Dandong Railway Transportation Procuratorate filed a public prosecution for Wang Baiyan's crime of covering up and concealing criminal proceeds.On October 16, 2018, the first instance of the Dandong Railway Transport Court held a public hearing on the case.

According to the video of the court session, Wang Baiyan did not entrust a defender, defended himself, raised no objection to the charges of the public prosecution agency, and voluntarily pleaded guilty.

The Dandong Railway Transport Court held that Wang Baiyan transferred and hid foreign currency knowing that it might be criminal proceeds, the value of which was equivalent to RMB 1,468,137.2. The circumstances were serious, and his behavior constituted the crime of covering up and concealing criminal proceeds.After being taken compulsory measures, Wang Baiyan truthfully confessed the crimes that the judiciary has not yet grasped. He surrendered himself and could be given a lighter punishment according to law.At the same time, the defendant voluntarily pleaded guilty in court, returned all the stolen money, showed remorse, and could be given a lighter punishment as appropriate.

On October 19, 2018, the court of first instance sentenced Wang Baiyan to three years in prison, suspended for three years, and fined RMB 50,000 for the crime of covering up and concealing criminal proceeds.Yuan and Hong Kong dollars of 150,000 yuan shall be confiscated according to law and turned over to the state treasury.

Nearly two months ago, on August 21, 2018, the corruption and bribery case of Cao Aihua (main hall level) was pronounced in the Shenyang Railway Transportation Intermediate Court: the court sentenced Cao Aihua to 8 years and 6 years in prison for corruption and bribery.month, and a fine of RMB 1.5 million was imposed, and the illegal gains were recovered.

According to the China Disciplinary Inspection and Supervision News, during his work in Dalian, Cao Aihua received several million yuan in money and goods from more than 50 people in his subordinate units, and thus involved a group of leading cadres in Dalian.After his fall, the Liaoning Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection specially organized and analyzed the cases of Cao Aihua and others, and made a confession and analysis and sent it to the provincial leaders, the main persons in charge of various cities and provincial departments.Tan Zuojun, member of the Standing Committee of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee and secretary of the Dalian Municipal Party Committee, once said that there can be no second Cao Aihua.

The Paper reporter noticed that Procuratorate Fengyun magazine once published an article saying that Cao Aihua is a complete official fan, and everything made way for his promotion.After gaining political sweetness, he got out of control until he got involved with Ling Jihua's wife, Gu Liping.

Cao Aihua spared no effort to get close to Gu Liping. She used the venture fund project advocated by Gu Liping as a false platform, leaving tens of millions of funds idle.Accompanied by eating and drinking, giving food and money, she also brought huge commercial sponsorship to Gu Liping's project, and introduced important cadres in the province to Gu Liping.

The Shenyang Railway Transportation Intermediate Court found out after the trial that from 2000 to 2016, Cao Aihua took advantage of his position to accept entrustments from others in the selection of cadres and business operations, seek benefits for others, accept property from them, and violated the regulations.Set up off-book funds and illegally take part of the funds as their own.It has been confirmed that Cao Aihua has a total of 64 criminal facts of corruption and bribery, involving more than 12 million yuan.Cao Aihua said in court that she would obey the judgment and would not appeal.