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Footballer's wife accused of defrauding Olympic stars and celebrities out of $9.2 million
Accused ... Wang Ti, pictured in a screen grab from a sina.com video report.
A "fake princeling" who allegedly conned Olympic champions and celebrities out of about £6 million ($9.2 million) has gone on trial for fraud in China.
Wang Ti, a former footballer's wife who posed as the daughter of a retired senior Communist Party official, is accused of swindling about 60 million yuan out of her victims between 2008 and 2011 through fake deals for upmarket apartments and cars.
China's "princelings", the offspring of prominent and revered members of the Communist Party, often enjoy considerable influence because of their blood-ties to power. Prosecutors say Ms Wang, who was born in Dalian and is thought to have studied in Ireland, faked connections to the higher echelons of the Communist Party in order to dupe a succession of athletes and artists into handing over large sums of cash.
Alleged client ... gymnast Yang Wei. Photo: Getty Images
They allege Ms Wang, 31, rented several luxury apartments in Beijing and convinced potential buyers, including sports starts, a film director and a television actress, that she was either the owner or could secure them a cut-price deal.
Ms Wang, who is the ex-wife of a former player from Dalian Shide, one of China's top football clubs, then asked for deposits towards the purchase of the properties. Her alleged clients included Yang Wei, the world-champion gymnast, Luo Xuejuan, who won the gold medal for breaststroke at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, and Zou Kai, a gymnast who will appear at the London Olympics next month.
Wang Likun, an actress in a soap opera Schemes of a Beauty, was reportedly also among those who fell for the scheme.
Luo Xuejuan ... won the gold medal for breaststroke at the 2004 Olympics. Photo: Getty Images
The court was told that: "She [Wang Ti] pretended to be the daughter of high-level officials and told the athletes that she could use her status to buy low-priced property," Tang Junfen, a lawyer representing three of the 27 alleged victims, told the China Daily.
"But in fact Wang's cheap properties were all rental apartments."
The ongoing scandal involving the alleged murder of Neil Heywood, a British businessman, last year has thrown a spotlight on how even genuine princelings have taken advantage of their status to move up in the world.
Zou Kai will be competing at the London Olympics. Photo: Getty Images
Bo Guagua, the Porsche-driving 24-year-old son of disgraced politician Bo Xilai, has become the most visible symbol of the contradiction between socialist values promoted by China's top leaders and the globetrotting lifestyles enjoyed by their offspring.
Ms Wang's days as a princeling impersonator appear to be over. If convicted she could face life in prison.
Zhu Shiqun, the mother of Zou Kai, the gymnast who was allegedly cheated out of 1.5m yuan, told the Chengdu Commercial Daily she feared the scandal might hit China's chances at the Games.
"I hope this will not affect Zou Kai and the team in their preparations for the forthcoming London Olympics," she said.
The Daily Telegraph, London
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