Wei Pengyuan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wei.
Wei Pengyuan
魏鹏远
National Energy Administration (2008-2014)
Personal details
BornNovember 20, 1959
Liaoning, Huludao
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materLiaoning Technical University, Fuxin Mining Institute

Wei Pengyuan (Chinese: 魏鹏远; born November 20, 1959), from Liaoning province Huludao city, was a former Chinese politician who was sentenced to death in 2016 for corruption, bribery, and hoarding more than 200 million yuan (around $30 million USD) in cash.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Wei had served in the National Development and Reform Commission, and his corruption case was one of the largest in China's history, creating a record in cash assets seized at the time.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

In total, Wei accumulated 300 million yuan in embezzled funds. If the 300 million yuan stash was stacked in a vertical pile, it would almost reach the height of the Eiffel Tower.[13][14][15]

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