Du Hengcai (杜恒才), Zhu Chuanguo (朱传国), and Liu Xingshan (刘兴善) successively worked as salesmen in the company during the Spring Festivals in 2003, 2006, and 2009.
[5] In October 2010, Liu Hengliang (刘恒亮) joined the company and was responsible for weighing and collecting oil payments in the western workshop.
It comes down from the intersection of Xiaozhi Expressway (孝直高速路口) nearby, travels 10 kilometers northbound along National Highway 105, and goes straight to Zhujia Factory (朱家厂子) at the east end of Guoliugou Village (郭柳沟村).
[5] Zhu Chuanqing asked Ma Yuwang (马玉旺), a self-employed edible oil operator, to help issue a special input value-added tax invoice.
[5] According to the law, Zhu Chuanfeng was convicted of producing and selling toxic and harmful food, sentenced to death, suspended for two years, deprived of political rights for life, and had all his personal property confiscated.
[4] The Zhu brothers' case came amid severe crackdowns on scandals following increased food safety laws in China since 2009.
Selling gutter oil was a black market trade that was a chronic problem[1] forming a multi-billion yuan business.