Chinese cashier steals US$2.4 million from firm to fund cosmetic surgery, lavish lifestyle
Outwardly modest earner uses company position to loot firm’s accounts, splash out on luxury items, casino gambling, anti-ageing sessions
A woman in China who earned a modest 8,000 yuan (US$1,100) a month embezzled nearly 17 million yuan (US$2.4 million) to pay for a lavish lifestyle and undergo a range of cosmetic surgeries.
The image-changing sessions took place four times a year over a six-year period and cost 300,000 yuan (US$42,000) each time.
She also cultivated a wealthy image on social media, spending about two million yuan (US$278,000) a year on luxury goods.
These included diamond bracelets worth more than 100,000 yuan and limited-edition crocodile skin handbags. She also gambled in Macau casinos.
The 41-year-old, who used the pseudonym Wang Jing, worked as a cashier for a flower and gardening services company in Shanghai that was founded by a person surnamed Xu in 2018.