President Xi Jinping of China is expected to secure a fourth term as leader of the ruling Communist Party next year. He has warned that too many officials fail to faithfully carry out his orders.
In opening arguments, prosecutors said that Sheng Thao “put her power up for sale.” One lawyer for the defendants called the bribery scheme “pure fiction.”
Álvaro Pulido Vargas faces federal charges in Florida related to what prosecutors described as money laundering and bribery schemes. It is not clear when or where he was arrested.
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