CaixinElderly care Ponzi scheme in China exposes official corruption
Investigation into local government agencies uncovers a pattern of inaction
The Golden Sunset Elderly Care Apartment, once a landmark private, nonprofit nursing home, stands in Hengyang, Hunan province.
HUANG YUXIN and KELLY WANG, Caixin
Five years after the collapse of a billion-yuan Ponzi scheme disguised as an elderly care service in Central China, an investigation into local government agencies has revealed a pattern of inaction and corruption among officials that enabled the scam to grow unchecked for over a decade.