16 arrested in Quanjian case

08:52, January 14, 2019

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  18 arrested for Quanjian's pyramid scheme claims

  Some 18 people, including Quanjian Company's real controller, were arrested in line with the law, Tianjin Daily reported on Monday.(Photo: Souhu)Earlier on last Tuesday, Tianjin police started an investigation into the Quanjian Nature Medicine Technology Development Co., Ltd., following an online accusation that the company had made exaggerated advertisements and was involved in a pyramid scheme.The investigation has found that

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  Former member of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee Zeng Zhiquan to be taken into custody

  The Supreme People's Procuratorate decided to arrest Zeng Zhiquan, a former Minister of the United Front Work Department on Friday.ZengZhiquan (File photos)Zeng was suspected of bribery. The investigation for this case has been terminated and the case has been transferred to the procuratorate for review and prosecution.The Supreme People's Procuratorate decided to arrest Zeng on the basis of suspected bribery.

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  92 Tianjin health product companies under investigation

  Quanjian's branch is closed in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province. (Photo: VCG)The local market administration of Tianjin is investigating 92 health product companies after the city launched a three-month campaign targeting illegal practices on January 2, according to Tianjin authorities.These companies are suspected of engaging in conference marketing and making advertisements that exaggerated the effectiveness of their products, the authorities