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Court upholds parlor owner's death sentence

A COURT in east China has upheld the death penalty for the owner of a beauty parlor convicted of fraud and illegally raising more than 700 million yuan (US$102 million). Du Yimin, 44, was sentenced to death at... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Tue, Jan 13 2009

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23 Mar 08		Woman boss gets death penalty for fraud in E China » People's Daily A woman boss of a beauty parlor has been sentenced to death in east China's Zhejiang Province, convicted of fraud and illegally raising fund of more than 700 million yuan (100 million U.S. dollars), a local court has said. Du Yimin, ...
22 Mar 08		Woman gets death for fraud in Zhejiang » Shanghai Daily A BUSINESSWOMAN running a beauty parlor has been sentenced to death in east China's Zhejiang Province, convicted of fraud and illegally raising fund of more than 700 million yuan (US$100 million), a local court has said. Du Yimin, 43, was charged with...
05 Aug 09		Beauty parlor swindler executed » Shanghai Daily AN intermediate court in eastern China yesterday supervised the execution of a beauty parlor owner who was convicted of fraud and illegally raising more than 700 million yuan (US$103 million). Before the execution...
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