Film investment con artists to face prosecution

A recent investment scam in the film and television industry, involving more than 650 million yuan ($91.5 million), has left over 3,000 individuals nationwide deceived, the official WeChat account of the Committee of Political and Legal Affairs of the Communist Party of China Central Committee unveiled on Wednesday.

This case involved four companies and 12 films, five of which have already been released, it said. Currently, 45 individuals involved in the case have been transferred to the procuratorate for prosecution.

Procuratorate and public security organs in Lanzhou in Northwest China's Gansu province have issued a joint notice, publicly soliciting more information on the case.