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China corruption: Most wanted fugitive to be extradited from US | China corruption: Most wanted fugitive to be extradited from US |
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A former senior official described as China's most wanted fugitive, accused of embezzling more than $40m (£26m), is set to be extradited from the US. | A former senior official described as China's most wanted fugitive, accused of embezzling more than $40m (£26m), is set to be extradited from the US. |
Chinese state media said Yang Xiuzhu amassed a fortune overseeing construction projects as deputy mayor of Wenzhou in east China in the 1990s. | Chinese state media said Yang Xiuzhu amassed a fortune overseeing construction projects as deputy mayor of Wenzhou in east China in the 1990s. |
Ms Yang, 68, left China in 2003. She was detained in the US after entering with a fake Dutch passport last year. | Ms Yang, 68, left China in 2003. She was detained in the US after entering with a fake Dutch passport last year. |
She tops China's list of 100 suspects it wants to extradite. | She tops China's list of 100 suspects it wants to extradite. |
Ms Yang went into hiding after being sought by anti-corruption investigators in China. | Ms Yang went into hiding after being sought by anti-corruption investigators in China. |
She is now in a detention facility in Hudson County, New Jersey, according to the US immigration agency. | She is now in a detention facility in Hudson County, New Jersey, according to the US immigration agency. |
Luis Martinez, a spokesman for the agency, said: "As a foreign law enforcement fugitive, Yang is an ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] priority." | Luis Martinez, a spokesman for the agency, said: "As a foreign law enforcement fugitive, Yang is an ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] priority." |
In April, China published the names of 100 suspects in foreign countries wanted for economic crimes, with Ms Yang, on Interpol's website, topping the list. | |
It was part of Operation Sky Net, which targets officials accused of corruption and living abroad with the aim of confiscating misappropriated money and assets. | |
State media reported that earlier this month, the number two suspect, Li Huabo, was repatriated from Singapore after five years at large. | State media reported that earlier this month, the number two suspect, Li Huabo, was repatriated from Singapore after five years at large. |
China's President Xi Jinping launched a crackdown on corruption when he took office in 2012. | China's President Xi Jinping launched a crackdown on corruption when he took office in 2012. |
China is pushing for talks with the US on an extradition treaty, which would boost prosecution efforts. It has said there are more than 150 economic fugitives in the US. | China is pushing for talks with the US on an extradition treaty, which would boost prosecution efforts. It has said there are more than 150 economic fugitives in the US. |
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