Chinese Investment Firm Under Investigation for Fraud, 12 Executives Arrested

Chinese Investment Firm Under Investigation for Fraud, 12 Executives Arrested
The entrance of the Shanghai Stock Exchange in the Lujiazui Financial District, on Sept. 22. Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images
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Financial firm Dalian Huaxun Investment Co., Ltd. has been ordered by Chinese authorities on Feb. 28 to suspend its business operations due to allegations of fraud and false advertising.

So far, 147 employees, including the chairman and 11 executives, have been placed under criminal investigation on charges of fraud and running a false advertising scam involving 2.7 billion yuan (about $417.2 million), Chinese news portal Sohu reported.

Frank Yue
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Frank Yue is a Canada-based journalist for The Epoch Times who covers China-related news. He also holds an M.A. in English language and literature from Tianjin Foreign Studies University, China.
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