# Chinese court sentences Evergrande founder to life in prison for fraud

https://mins.news/en/item/26925

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-20 04:26 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://bit.ly/45yeMp0

> The Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court sentenced Hui Ka Yan, founder of China’s Evergrande real estate group, to life in prison on Thursday for large-scale fraud.

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