Allegations: Involved in misuse of Shanghai's social security fund, which manages more than 10 billion yuan in assets

Jailed: 2008

Convicted of: Fraud, abuse of power, accepting bribes

Sentence: 18 years in prison

Chen Xitong

Positions: Member of Politburo, mayor of Beijing

Allegations: Embezzlement

Jailed: 1998

Convicted of: Corruption, dereliction of duty

Sentence: 16 years in jail (released early in 2006)

Chau Ching-ngai (Zhou Zhengyi)

Positions: Property developer, owner of New Nongkai Global Investments, main shareholder of Hong Kong-listed Shanghai Land Holdings

Allegations: Provided false information to stock market regulators in relation to acquisition of listed company in 2002

Jailed: 2004 (mainland) and 2007 (Hong Kong)

Convicted of: Illegally acquiring state land and bank loans, stock market fraud; bribery, embezzlement, and forging value-added tax invoices

Sentence: Three years on mainland; 16 years in Hong Kong

Lai Changxing

Positions: Businessman, head of Yuanhua Group, member of CPPCC

Allegations: Smuggling, tax evasion, bribery

Convicted of: Nothing yet. Lai fled to Canada in 1999 with wife and children, and remains there