According to the South China Morning Post, the organization generated over $7 billion worth of illegal profits during its reign. When he was arrested, police discovered a cache of 20 guns, three hand grenades, 100 knives, 2,100 shotgun cartridges, and more than 600 bullets in his mansion.
As the gang’s ringleader, Liu Han earned an enormous illicit fortune and was widely considered one of the richest criminals in the world. In 2012, a Chinese anti-corruption organization estimated his personal net worth to be at least $700 million. In 2012, he ranked #148 on a Forbes list of therichest people in China.
China isn’t the only country that doesn’t hesitate to execute someone just because he or she happens to be very wealthy. Last May, Iran executed a businessman named Mahafarid Amir Khosravi who just three years earlier was Iran’s richest citizen with a net worth north of $1 billion.
Meanwhile in America, most millionaire and billionaire criminals are basically above the law. I guess that’s a good thing if you’re hoping to be super wealthy someday. And considering the fact that you’re reading this website, that’s probably a fair assumption! But hopefully when you do become a billionaire and are immune from the law, you will use your powers for good (and invite me over for mansion parties).
