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2025
Four consecutive years of fictitious trading and financial fraud bring heavy fines and forced delisting
Dongfang Group (600811) inflated revenue and costs through fictitious agricultural product trade from 2020 to 2023, and its annual reports contained false records. The China Securities Regulatory Commission warned the company and fined it RMB 10 million; fined actual controller Zhang Hongwei RMB 10 million and imposed a lifetime market ban; fined Sun Mingtao RMB 5 million and imposed a lifetime ban; fined Dang Rongyi RMB 3.5 million and imposed a 5-year ban; the Shanghai Stock Exchange publicly condemned the company and responsible persons. The company triggered mandatory delisting for a major violation, and its shares terminated listing in April 2025.