Demonstrate the corner of the Tongrentang's corruption nest: The medicinal material merchant Wang Fen was accused of bribe with Tongrentang 4 senior management bribes

(Picture source: Tongrentang Group official website)

Economic Observation Network reporter Li Wei Ao's 58 -year -old medicinal material dealer, Bozhou Jinghui Traditional Chinese Medicine Drinking Factory (hereinafter referred to as the Beijing -Anhui Traditional Chinese Medicine Factory), Wang Fen, was charged to the Beijing Tongrentang (Group) Co., Ltd. (below Said: Tongrentang Group) The four managers, including Gao Zhenkun, who were general manager, were bribery, and were bribed by a criminal unit in the Beijing Dongcheng District Court. She was also fined 1.5 million yuan.

On August 11, 2022, the Dongcheng District Court of Beijing announced the above situation of the Wang Fen case.

On August 19, 2022, Wang Fen's defender confirmed to the reporter of the Economic Observation Network that Wang Fen "pleaded guilty" during the procuratorate. After the first instance, she did not appeal.

Wang Fen's case also revealed the corner of the corruption of Tongrentang, who was shocked.

Another informed person close to the case told the Economic Observation Network reporter: In December 2018, Tongrentang's "expired honey" incident attracted the attention of the upper level, and Tongrentang began to adjust personnel. In May 2020, the listed company controlled by Tongrentang Group, Beijing Tongrentang Co., Ltd. (600085.SH, hereinafter referred to as: Tongrentang Co., Ltd.) Wang Qingquan was left. Subsequently, according to the confession of Wang Qingquan and others, and subsequent inspections, Gao Zhenkun, then general manager of Tongrentang Group, and Liu Xianguang, former general manager of Tongrentang Co., Ltd., settled in the horse, which exposed this major case of corruption.

The "Expired Honey" incident Tongrentang was highly concerned

Tongrentang was founded in 1669 and is one of the most well -known medicine "old names" in China. It is famous at home and abroad with the ancient training of "the processing is not daring to save artificially, and the taste will not dare to reduce the strength".

According to the official website of Tongrentang, starting from 1723 (the first year of the Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty), Tongrentang provided the Royal Pharmaceutical for the Qing Palace at the time, and after the eight generations of emperor for 188 years. After 1949, Tongrentang was refreshing. In 1992, Tongrentang Group was established and was converted into a wholly state -owned company in 2001.

In June 1997, Tongrentang was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. At present, Tongrentang Group holds 52.45%of Tongrentang Co., Ltd.

On December 15, 2018, Jiangsu Radio and Television Channel Channel's "Nanjing Zero Distance" column exposed the scandal of honey recycling of honey in Tongrentang honey, which caused public opinion.

"That is, from that time, Tongrentang has attracted great attention from the upper -level leaders of Beijing." Knowants who were close to the investigation of the case introduced the reporter of the Economic Observation Network. Tongrentang Group is a state -owned state -owned enterprise owned by Beijing wholly -owned cities.

In February 2019, Tongrentang Group announced the punishment decision of many middle and senior managers of the company.

This includes: "Type of (Tongrentang Group) the former party secretary of the company and chairman Mei Qun to (Beijing) Municipal Party Committee for a deep written inspection; Gao Zhenkun, deputy secretary of the company's party committee, general manager, and chairman of Beijing Tongrentang Co., Ltd. ";" Liu Xiangguang, deputy secretary of the party committee, general manager, and Tongrentang bee industry director of Beijing Tongrentang Co., Ltd. revokes the duties in the party, and asked for removal "and so on.

That is, from the end of 2018 to the beginning of 2019, it has been "serving" in Tongrentang for nearly 40 years. From 2014, he has been the party secretary and chairman of the Tongrentang Group's party committee and chairman.

The one who succeeded Mei Qun was Wang Guiping, the deputy secretary of the Beijing Discipline Inspection Commission and deputy director of the Supervisory Committee. On December 27, 2018, the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress exempts Wang Guiping's deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Supervisory Committee.

Deputy General Manager Wang Qingquan's Luo Ma Inspection Team stationed in Tongrentang

"After Wang Guiping arrived in Tongrentang, some management personnel of Tongrentang Group, headed by Gao Zhenkun, and some subsidiaries of their subordinates tried to overhead Wang Guiping with various means." Knowants who were close to the investigation of the case told the reporter of the Economic Observation Network.

Gao Zhenkun, born in 1963, also "served" in Tongrentang for many years. In August 2005, Gao Zhenkun served as the Chief Accountant of Tongrentang Co., Ltd. in March of the following year. Beginning in October 2014, Gao Zhenkun was the general manager of Tongrentang Group.

On May 20, 2020, Wang Qingquan, then deputy general manager of Tongrentang Co., Ltd., was kept.

On May 30 of the same year, Tongrentang Co., Ltd. announced that "Mr. Wang Qingquan applied for resignation from the company's deputy general manager due to personal reasons."

Also in 2020, from August 6th to September 30th, according to the deployment of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, the eighth tour group of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee conducted a inspection of the Tongrentang Group Party Committee.

"During this period, the inspection team received a lot of situation reflection and reports, mainly concentrated in Tongrentang Group and subsidiaries, including Sun Company's management, and corruption in the purchase and sale of medicinal materials." The above -mentioned persons who are close to the investigation of the case introduced. Essence

As a result, according to the confession of Wang Qingquan and others, and the clues obtained during the inspection team's inspection, Tongrentang's corruption case was gradually unveiled.

On February 22, 2021, the Beijing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection issued news: Gao Zhenkun, then general manager of Tongrentang Group, was suspected of serious violations of discipline and violations, and received disciplinary review and supervision investigation.

On March 4 of the same year, Liu Xiangguang, the former general manager of Tongrentang Co., Ltd., was suspected of serious violations of discipline and laws, and is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervision and investigation. On May 17 of the same year, Ji Yong, chairman of Beijing Tongrentang Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula Granules (hereinafter referred to as Tongrentang Granules), holding 51%of Tongrentang Group.

In addition, the investigation also includes Tian Hao, the general manager of Beijing Tongrentang Commercial Investment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Tongrentang Commercial) Angong Niuhuang Wan.

Tongrentang Group directly holds 33.61%of Tongrentang Commercial Company, and Tongrentang Co., Ltd. holds 51.98%of Tongrentang Commercial Company.

Angong Niuhuang Wan is the most pretty "fist product" in Tongrentang, and often "a medicine is difficult to find" in the market. In the past 10 years, its terminal prices have also increased from 350 yuan to 860 yuan (3 grams/pill/box, red box). There are also medicines "Once the Party" from time to time, or double the hype.

4 executives including Wang Fen, a medicinal material businessman Wang Fen, bribed Gao Zhenkun and other four executives

The cases of Gao Zhenkun, Liu Xiangguang, Ji Yong, and Tian Hao all involved the same bribery -that is, the female businessman Wang Fen, who was born in 1964.

Wang Fen is the actual controller of the Beijing -Anhui Traditional Chinese Medicine Beverage Factory. There are four major Chinese medicinal materials distribution centers in China, that is, the "four major medicine capitals" -Suzhou, Anhui, Anguo, Hebei, Camphor tree in Jiangxi, and Yuzhou, Henan.

The Beijing -Anhui Traditional Chinese Medicine Factory was established in May 2002. Its main business includes the processing, sales of traditional Chinese medicine, and the processing, sales of Chinese medicine, and so on. For a long time, Wang Fen held 50%of the company's equity.

It is worth noting that as early as the beginning of this century, the Beijing -Anhui Traditional Chinese Medicine Factory launched in -depth cooperation with Tongrentang, and established at least 6 joint venture companies: Beijing Tongrentang Hefei Pharmacy Co., Ltd., Beijing Tongrentang Anhui Traditional Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd. Anhui Chain Pharmacy Co., Ltd., Beijing Tongrentang Ginseng Traditional Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd., Beijing Tongrentang Anhui Medical Device Co., Ltd., Beijing Tongren Tongling Pharmacy Co., Ltd..

At present, except for Beijing Tongrentang Anhui Medical Device Co., Ltd. and Beijing Tongrentang Tongling Pharmacy Co., Ltd., the two companies have been canceled, and the remaining four companies exist. The share of the four companies in these four companies is 49%.

On April 9, 2021, after Gao Zhenkun and Liu Xiangguang "fell into the horse", Wang Fen was left.

After Wang Fen's case, he was submitted to the Beijing Dongcheng District Procuratorate for review and prosecution.

The prosecutor accused that Wang Fen, as the actual controller of the family enterprise with the Beijing -Anhui Traditional Chinese Medicine Drinking Factory of Bozhou City, to ensure that it can continue to supply Chinese medicinal materials to Tongrentang and consolidate the cooperation between the two parties. Anson Niuhuang Wan's distribution rights and continuous supply of Ansong Niuhuang Wan in Anhui area "and other matters, from 2007 to 2021, bribed to Gao Zhenkun, Liu Xiangguang, Ji Yong, and Tian Hao. Among them, Gao Zhenkun's money was 2.4 million yuan, Liu Xiangguang 180,000 yuan, Ji Yong 400,000 yuan and 20,000 US dollars, and Tian Hao 1.96 million yuan.

Wang Fen's defender confirmed to the reporter of the Economic Observation Network that at the procuratorate stage, Wang Fen "pleaded guilty". In May 2022, the Beijing Dongcheng District Court ruled the first instance that the crime of bribery in the Beijing -Anhui Traditional Chinese Medicine Factory was punished for 1.5 million yuan.

After the first instance, Wang Fen did not appeal.

In terms of Tongrentang, Wang Qingquan was sentenced to approximately 3.31 million yuan in property in the first instance, and was established for 10 years in prison. Wang Qingquan was dissatisfied with appeal. During the second instance, the Beijing Second Intermediate People's Court rejected its appeal and maintained the original sentence.

Gao Zhenkun, Liu Xiangguang, Tian Hao, and Ji Yong were also judged by judicial judgment.

In January 2022, the Dongcheng District Court of Beijing sentenced Ji Yong to commit bribery, with a sentence of 4 years in prison and a fine of 200,000 yuan. The court determined that Ji Yong received a bribe RMB 900,000, USD 60,000, and a gold bar worth more than 330,000 yuan. Among these bribes, including Wang Fen's 400,000 yuan and 20,000 US dollars.

The results of Gao Zhenkun, Liu Xiangguang, and Tian Hao have not been made public.

However, the Beijing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection had produced a warning film "Self -Eat" -Gao Zhenkun's Book of violations of disciplinary violations "on the case of Gao Zhenkun.

The film introduces: "Gao Zhenkun not only firmly holds the procurement rights of endangered fine materials such as leopard bones, musk, antelope horns, and beef, and uses the supply and information advantages to earn more than 15 million yuan. Inserting the speed of promotion to an important post, trying to make Tongrentang a "relatives and friends employment base" with himself as the core, and the wife serves as the "underground organization minister '. After the" honey incident "broke out in 2018, facing the new chairman of the group, The couple Gao Zhenkun deliberately did bad performance indicators, and even invited the fortune teller to calculate the removal of the new leaders to achieve the purpose of eliminating dissidents and declared sovereignty.

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