Life Sentence for "Beijing's Most Corrupt Official"

Yan Yongxi, the former vice governor of Beijing's Mentougou District, who local media have christened "Beijing's most corrupt official." He has been convicted of graft, accepting bribes, and embezzling public funds worth 42 million yuan.

Life Sentence for "Beijing's Most Corrupt Official"

Life Sentence for "Beijing's Most Corrupt Official"

January 12- Yan and his mistress Mao at at Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court.

Life Sentence for "Beijing's Most Corrupt Official"

Yan Yongxi, embezzled 36 million yuan of public funds through his mistress's company.

Life Sentence for "Beijing's Most Corrupt Official"

Yan repeatedly used the phrase, "I did it for the collective" in his own defense of funneling money into Mao Xudong's company and stressed that since his first day as an official his objective was to contribute to Feng Village.