Suspect rose to Party post after faking identity
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June 1, 2012, Friday
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ARMED with a fake name and two counterfeit diplomas, a forgery artist managed to climb the ranks of the Communist Party of China to reach the position of Party school deputy chief after 13 years of running from the law.
But authorities finally caught up with 49-year-old Shi Baoyue last September, charging him with writing false value-added invoices and forging official seals.
A trial for Shi was held in the People's Court of the city of Jinhua, in east China's Zhejiang Province, on Monday. Shi was supposed to face the first of the two charges 13 years ago, but escaped the province after catching wind of the case being lodged against him.
"I have been living in terror for the past 13 years, and I have tried to bleach my experience by atoning for my wrongdoings," Shi said in the courtroom, adding that he sponsored 28 poor students as a way of redeeming himself.
Shi moved to Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, in 1998 to hide from authorities after hearing about a possible court case being built against him.
"I thought I should live a new life," Shi said.
He purchased a fake ID card and residence booklet, taking the name "Gao Shanqing." He then purchased two false diplomas, with one showing that he had graduated from Shanghai's prestigious Fudan University and the other as evidence of his "studies" at Zhongshan University.
With his fake diplomas and previous experience at a township newspaper, Shi had no difficulty finding media jobs in multiple provinces over the next 13 years. His travels took him to the provinces of Sichuan, Guangdong, Fujian and Jiangsu.
His promotions within the media organizations led him to eventually apply for and receive a position as deputy chief of the Communist Party School in the city of Zhangjiagang, in east China's Jiangsu Province.
Shi was arrested in September of last year. Police did not say how they found him.
But authorities finally caught up with 49-year-old Shi Baoyue last September, charging him with writing false value-added invoices and forging official seals.
A trial for Shi was held in the People's Court of the city of Jinhua, in east China's Zhejiang Province, on Monday. Shi was supposed to face the first of the two charges 13 years ago, but escaped the province after catching wind of the case being lodged against him.
"I have been living in terror for the past 13 years, and I have tried to bleach my experience by atoning for my wrongdoings," Shi said in the courtroom, adding that he sponsored 28 poor students as a way of redeeming himself.
Shi moved to Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, in 1998 to hide from authorities after hearing about a possible court case being built against him.
"I thought I should live a new life," Shi said.
He purchased a fake ID card and residence booklet, taking the name "Gao Shanqing." He then purchased two false diplomas, with one showing that he had graduated from Shanghai's prestigious Fudan University and the other as evidence of his "studies" at Zhongshan University.
With his fake diplomas and previous experience at a township newspaper, Shi had no difficulty finding media jobs in multiple provinces over the next 13 years. His travels took him to the provinces of Sichuan, Guangdong, Fujian and Jiangsu.
His promotions within the media organizations led him to eventually apply for and receive a position as deputy chief of the Communist Party School in the city of Zhangjiagang, in east China's Jiangsu Province.
Shi was arrested in September of last year. Police did not say how they found him.
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