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Jan 16, 2025

Chinese prosecutors seek lengthy prison sentences for former GroupM executives as scale of bribery allegations revealed

Details emerging from the trial proceedings allege that up to $110 million may have been transferred to executives' individual accounts as prosecutors seek life imprisonment for GroupM China's former chief investment officer and lengthy jail terms for two others.

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