Suspected of illegally raising 139.5 billion yuan, Zhou Shiping and other 18 people were prosecuted! The funds absorbed are used to acquire listed companies, buy and sell securities and borrow from abroad

In April 14th, the official account of WeChat of Shenzhen people’s Procuratorate issued the eighteen cases of Zhou Shiping, Hu Yufang and Xiang Xu who were suspected of raising funds and illegally absorbing public deposits. The eighteen cases of suspect Zhou Shiping, Hu Yufang, Xiang Xu and others were suspected of being a crime of fund-raising fraud and illegal absorption of public deposits. Recently, Futian branch of Shenzhen Public Security Bureau has transferred it to Shenzhen People’s Procuratorate for examination and prosecution.

According to the investigation authorities, the suspect Zhou Shiping, together with Hu Yufang, Xiang Xu and others, used the Hongling venture capital investment treasure network loan platform and the “Hongling capital line financial management” project from March 2009 to September 2021. Through publicity, bait and interest, and high return as bait, illegal fund raising was made to the unspecified public online and offline. The total number of fund-raising participants was 516 thousand and 800, and illegal fund-raising was 139 billion 500 million yuan. Causing 119600 fund-raising participants to lose 16.388 billion yuan in principal. The funds absorbed were used to repay the principal and interest, acquire listed companies, buy and sell securities and futures, invest in equity and borrow from abroad. Part of the funds were used by Zhou Shiping to buy real estate and repay personal debts.

The notice shows that due to the large number of victims in this case, according to the relevant provisions of the criminal procedure law of the people’s Republic of China, some victims are still unable to serve after being contacted by the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Procuratorate. Now the notice is adopted to inform the victims of the litigation rights and obligations of this case. See the notice of victims’ litigation rights and obligations of Shenzhen Municipal People’s Procuratorate for details.

According to the data, Zhou Shiping began to prepare for the establishment of Hongling venture capital in the second half of 2008. In 2009, Hongling venture capital was officially launched. Zhou Shiping was once the chairman of Hongling venture capital. At the same time, he also served as Suna Co.Ltd(002417) chairman and legal representative. In March 2019, Zhou Shiping announced the liquidation of Hongling venture capital platform. In May 2021, Zhou Shiping resigned from the positions of Suna Co.Ltd(002417) chairman and legal representative.

In July 2021, Suna Co.Ltd(002417) once announced that Zhou Shiping, the controlling shareholder and actual controller of the company, was taken criminal coercive measures by Futian branch of Shenzhen Public Security Bureau.

Today, Suna Co.Ltd(002417) released the 2021 annual performance express. The data showed that last year, the company’s net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies was -117 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 797.84%.

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