Chinese investor jailed for 18 years

ANI  |  Beijing [China] 

A businessman was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment on Thursday for and

Further, assets worth 10.5 billion Yuan have also been attached to him.

Wu was earlier put on a trial in late March by Shanghai-based for illegally fundraising from Anbang's income.

The prosecutors had accused Wu of severely harming the "safety of investors' capital" and crushing "national financial security".

Further, an regulator said in April that it will inject 60.8 billion yuan into the to ensure its solvency.

Earlier in February, the seized Anbang's control in February.

The was founded in 2004. Wu acquired reputation of being an when he acquired the hotel in 2014 for almost USD2 billion.

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First Published: Thu, May 10 2018. 13:10 IST