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Fugitive ‘made up stories of love affairs’

Source: Xinhua | 00:01 UTC+8 July 11, 2017 | Print Edition

FUGITIVE Guo Wengui is suspected of collusion with air traffic control and Hainan Airlines staff to obtain passenger information, according to police.

Guo, who is on Interpol’s “red notice” list, is also suspected of fabricating and distorting information to mislead the public, police said.

Song Jun, 47, who had been working for air traffic control for more than 20 years, and Ma Cong, from Hainan Airlines, were arrested by police in June for suspected personal information infringements.

Song first met Guo in 2009. Guo is said to have asked Song to provide flight information about business passengers in August 2015.

“Guo, who had fled overseas at the time, said that he would like to better understand China’s economic situation through the travel information of entrepreneurs,” Song said.

“He promised to help me emigrate to Britain, purchase a house, and look after my daughter who was studying there.”

Guo also attempted to collect personal information of political figures and celebrities from the Middle East and the United States, as well as their relatives, Song said.

From December 2015 to March 2017, Song and Ma shared 561 pieces of flight information concerning 146 Hainan Airlines passengers with Guo, police said.

Guo then fabricated stories using the flight information, claiming it had been provided by Ma Jian, former vice minister of state security, police said.

“Guo created stories of love affairs between men and women who traveled on the same flight,” Song said.

Police found Guo had released such stories via overseas media outlets and online video platforms.

Last month, a Chinese court ruled that Guo, who controlled Beijing Pangu Investment Co, had directed three people to apply for bank loans using fake contracts, stamps and financial statements.

The three were jailed for fraudulently obtaining loans and foreign exchange.

Prosecutors in Henan Province have initiated a public prosecution against Guo’s Henan Yuda Real Estate Co and its employees, on charges of defrauding loans and bill acceptance.

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