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Chinese Archaeologist Liu Bin, Known for Work at Liangzhu Site, Pleads Guilty to Corruption and Misappropriation Charges
Liu is accused of accepting nearly $700,000 in bribes and embezzling about $45,000.
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According to ARTnews’s source item, Chinese Archaeologist Liu Bin, Known for Work at Liangzhu Site, Pleads Guilty to Corruption and Misappropriation Charges, Liu is accused of accepting nearly $700,000 in bribes and embezzling about $45,000.
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- Chinese Archaeologist Liu Bin, Known for Work at Liangzhu Site, Pleads Guilty to Corruption and Misappropriation ChargesARTnews - 2026-06-01T22:29:31+00:00
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