2004 Chinese lottery scandal

In 2004, a scandal occurred when one of four lottery tickets didn't go to a prearranged winner, resulting in the arrest of five people and several government officials being removed.[1][2][3]

The Shaanxi Provincial Sports Lottery Centre refused to give the unexpected winner, Liu Liang, with the prize of a new BMW, claiming that he held a fake lottery ticket.[1][2]

The court found that Yang Yongming, a contractor to the lottery company, had cheated on the four top prizes. The lottery center authorities declared that Liu's ticket was valid and apologized.[1]

The car was sold for 300,000 yuan, and Liu Liang retreated to a remote village on Qinling Mountain.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lottery winner sold BMW, goes bush". Shenzhen Daily. 30 June 2004.
  2. 1 2 Ai Guo Han (August 2008). "Building a Harmonious Society and Achieving Individual Harmony". Journal of Chinese Political Science 13 (2): 147. doi:10.1007/s11366-008-9021-y.
  3. ↑ Youjun Li (December 26, 2007). "Zhongguo duojucuo daji dupin fanzui" (China takes many measures to fight drug related crimes". People’s Daily Overseas Edition. p. 5.

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