Edited by Gao Yuyang
On May 24, 2024, the first instance of Xuzhou Intermediate People's Court of Jiangsu Province publicly announced Cao Guangjing, former member of the Party Leadership Group and vice governor of Hubei Provincial People's Government In the case of bribery and disclosure of inside information, it was decided to execute life imprisonment, deprive political rights for life, and confiscate all personal property.
Cao Guangjing, former Vice Governor of Hubei Provincial People's Government, was put on trial
It was found that:
From 2004 to 2022, the defendant Cao Guangjing took advantage of his position as Deputy General Manager of China Three Gorges Project Development Corporation, Deputy General Manager and Chairman of China Three Gorges Corporation, and Deputy Governor of Hubei Province , as well as the convenient conditions for the formation of functions and powers or status, to provide assistance to relevant units and individuals in enterprise operation, project contracting, project development and other matters, The illegal receipt of property from the above-mentioned units and individuals amounts to more than 216 million yuan.
Cao Guangjing led the rescue and restructuring of the holding company of a listed company in Hubei Province during his tenure as Vice Governor of Hubei Province. In January 2021, Cao Guangjing disclosed the inside information of the rescue and restructuring to others, causing others to buy the shares of the listed company before the disclosure of the inside information, and then sold the shares to gain more than 10.42 million yuan.
The Xuzhou Intermediate People's Court held that the defendant Cao Guangjing's behavior constituted the crime of accepting bribes and leaking inside information. The amount of bribes accepted was particularly huge, and the circumstances of leaking inside information were particularly serious, so they should be punished according to law.
In view of the circumstances of Cao Guangjing's voluntary surrender, some bribery crimes were attempted, he pleaded guilty and repented, actively returned the stolen money and goods, and all the fruits have been recovered, so he can be given a lighter punishment according to law.
The plot of Cao Guangjing's surrender is the information picture
Cao Guangjing, born in March 1964, is a professor level senior engineer and enjoys the special government allowance of the State Council.
Cao Guangjing previously served in the enterprise. In March 2014, Cao Guangjing "parachuted" to Hubei and later became the vice governor of Hubei Province.
In February 2022, Cao Guangjing, who has served for eight years, was dismissed and accepted the review and investigation of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervision Commission.
Zheng Zhijun noticed that Cao Guangjing was suddenly investigated. Cao Guangjing appeared frequently in the two weeks before he was announced to be down. On the day of Cao Guangjing's downfall, his name still appeared on the front page of the party newspaper.
On February 24, 2022, Hubei Daily reported that on February 23, 2022, Cao Guangjing attended the meeting of the Network Security and Informatization Committee of the CPC Hubei Provincial Committee.
In September of the same year, Cao Guangjing was opened to both sides.
The bulletin pointed out that he made friends with "political cheats" and engaged in political speculation; Engage in power and money trading; Illegal intervention and interference in judicial activities; Greed expansion, both want to become an official and want to get rich, the power in hand alienated as a tool for personal gain.
In October 2023, the trial of Cao Guangjing's bribery and disclosure of insider information was held.
Extended Reading
Cao Guangjing, who took bribes of more than 216 million yuan, was once the chairman of a trillion central enterprises
On October 26, 2023, the first instance of the Xuzhou Intermediate People's Court of Jiangsu Province held a public hearing to hear the case of Cao Guangjing, a former member of the Party Leadership Group and vice governor of Hubei Provincial People's Government, who accepted bribes and leaked inside information.
Picture of Cao Guangjing on trial
Bribery totaled more than 216 million yuan
The People's Procuratorate of Xuzhou charged that from 2004 to 2022, the defendant Cao Guangjing used his position as the deputy general manager of China Three Gorges Project Development Corporation, the deputy general manager and chairman of China Three Gorges Corporation, the deputy governor of Hubei Provincial People's Government and other positions, as well as the convenient conditions formed by his power or status, to provide the relevant units and individuals with business Provide assistance in engineering contracting, project development, job promotion and other matters, Illegal receipt of property from the above units or individuals, amounting to more than 216 million yuan 。 In addition, Cao Guangjing led the rescue and restructuring of the holding company of a listed company in Hubei Province during his tenure as Vice Governor of Hubei Province. In January 2021, Cao Guangjing revealed the inside information of the rescue and restructuring to others , causing others to buy the shares of the listed company before the disclosure of the inside information, and then sell the shares with a profit of more than 10.42 million yuan. The public prosecution organ proposed to investigate Cao Guangjing's criminal responsibility for the crime of accepting bribes and leaking inside information.
During the trial, the public prosecution organ showed relevant evidence, the defendant Cao Guangjing and his defender conducted cross examination, the prosecution and defense fully expressed their opinions under the auspices of the court, and Cao Guangjing made a final statement and pleaded guilty in court. At the end of the trial, the court announced an adjournment and decided to pronounce a sentence.
More than 40 deputies to the National People's Congress, CPPCC members and people from all walks of life attended the trial.
Former Chairman of Three Gorges Group
Exposed leadership discord during his tenure
According to the official resume, Cao Guangjing was born in Zouping, Shandong Province in March 1964. He has worked in China Three Gorges Project Development Corporation, China Three Gorges Project Development Corporation and China Three Gorges Corporation for more than 20 years, Chairman and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of China Three Gorges Corporation in 2010 。
In 2014, Cao Guangjing left the Three Gorges Group and was transferred to vice governor of Hubei Province Member of the Party Leadership Group of the provincial government. Prior to this investigation, he was responsible for industry, transportation, state-owned assets supervision, provincial investment and financing platforms in Hubei Provincial Government, and assisted in safe production, emergency management, and fire rescue.
According to the National Weekly of Finance and Economics, during Cao Guangjing's work in the Three Gorges Group, the leadership of the Three Gorges Group disagreed, which was almost an "open secret".
According to the above report, during and before the inspection by the Central Inspection Group, there were a large number of report letters and phone calls reaching the top. While the inspection team held individual talks during the inspection, the key point of some insiders was to "select a good leadership team and unite".
Three Gorges Group
On February 17, 2014, the central inspection team fed back some problems existing in the Three Gorges Group, and specifically mentioned that "the problem of selection and employment is prominent, some leaders take their posts with illness, some key posts do not communicate for a long time, and the decision-making of" three priorities and one major "matters is not standardized and transparent".
According to the official website, the total assets of Three Gorges Group reached 1.27 trillion yuan.
Resume of Cao Guangjing
Cao Guangjing, male, Han nationality, was born in Zouping, Shandong Province in March 1964. He joined the Communist Party of China in June 1991 and started working in August 1985. He has an on-the-job postgraduate degree in management science and engineering from the School of Architecture and Engineering of Tianjin University, a doctor in management, a professor level senior engineer, and enjoys special government subsidies from the State Council. He is an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee.
September, 1980 to August, 1985, majored in Port and Waterway Engineering in the Water Port Department of East China Water Conservancy University
1985.08-1986.10 Internship at Preparation Office of China Three Gorges Project Development Corporation
1986.10-1988.09 Assistant Engineer of Engineering Technology Group of Preparation Office of China Three Gorges Project Development Corporation
1988.09-1990.12 Studied in the Department of Management Engineering of Hehai University, majored in water conservancy and power generation engineering, and obtained a master's degree
1990.12-1993.12 Engineer of Engineering Technology Department of Preparation Office of China Three Gorges Project Development Corporation
1993.12-1996.08 Deputy Director of Technical Department of Engineering Technology Department of China Three Gorges Project Development Corporation
1996.08-1997.03 Head of Technical Department of Engineering Technology Department of China Three Gorges Project Development Corporation
1997.03-2000.02 Deputy Director of Plant Dam Project Department of Engineering Construction Department of China Three Gorges Project Development Corporation
February, 2000 to January, 2002: Deputy Director of Engineering Construction Department and Director of Plant Dam Project Department of China Three Gorges Project Development Corporation (March, 2001 to January, 2002)
From January 2002 to June 2001, Vice General Manager of China Three Gorges Project Development Corporation (renamed as China Three Gorges Corporation in September 2009) and member of the Party Leadership Group (during which: from September 1999 to June 2004, Tianjin University School of Architecture and Engineering studied as an on-the-job postgraduate majoring in management and engineering and obtained a doctor's degree in management)
From January 2010 to March 2014, Chairman and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of China Three Gorges Corporation (vice director of the Three Gorges Construction Commission of the State Council in March 2010)
2014.03-2014.05 Member of the Party Leadership Group of Hubei Provincial Government
May 2014: Vice Governor of Hubei Provincial Government, member of the Party Leadership Group
In February 2022, it will accept the discipline review and supervision investigation of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervision Commission.
