China’s “Patron Saint” Stock Tip Blogger Faces Trial – Reuters

From Reuters:

A Chinese blogger who billed himself as the “patron saint” of stock tippers will be charged with conducting an illegal business believed to involve as much as 10 million yuan ($1.32 million), Xinhua news agency said.

Changchun prosecutors will file the case against Wang Xiujie, known to his online readers as “Big Brother Leader 777”. “Wang is suspected of earning more than 10 million yuan by selling stock market advice to thousands of subscribers since February,” Xinhua quoted prosecutors in the Jilin provincial capital as saying. [Full Text]

See also: Chinese Blogger Held Over Stock Tips from CDT.

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