Beijing: A rural bank officer who allegedly used fake documents
to buy dozens of properties worth hundreds of millions of US dollars is
in police detention weeks after she became China's newest symbol of
official corruption.
State media and a local official confirmed on Tuesday that Gong Ai'ai, the former deputy head of the Shenmu County Rural Commercial Bank, was detained on Monday for forging official documents.
Police authorities, quoted in state media, say Gong used three fake national identity cards plus her real one to buy at least 45 properties worth billions of yuan.
Corruption is common in China, but Gong's scandal touched a
nerve. Her fake IDs suggest corruption among the police who issued them,
and many Chinese blame speculation by the wealthy and corrupt for
soaring housing prices.
State media and a local official confirmed on Tuesday that Gong Ai'ai, the former deputy head of the Shenmu County Rural Commercial Bank, was detained on Monday for forging official documents.
Police authorities, quoted in state media, say Gong used three fake national identity cards plus her real one to buy at least 45 properties worth billions of yuan.
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