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CCTV: Yao Qian helped ICO find trading platforms and received 2000 ETH as compensation
On January 14, according to CCTV reports, Yao Qian, former director of the Science and Technology Regulatory Department and former director of the Information Center of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, was approached in 2018 by businessman Zhang, who was conducting an ICO. Yao Qian helped facilitate contact with a trading platform. The ICO raised 20,000 ETH, and the businessman transferred 2000 ETH to Yao Qian as a reward.
The investigation team found a hardware wallet in a drawer of Yao Qian’s office. Several bank accounts opened by others are aliases of Yao Qian. There is a sum of 10 million yuan, which was transferred through about four layers of penetration from a virtual currency trader’s account, ultimately used to purchase a villa in Beijing. $ETH