TREE NEWS update: Beijing’s Chaoyang District Public Security Bureau said on Oct. 12 it has opened a criminal investigation into companies linked to CreditEase over suspected illegal activity. Multiple suspects have been placed under criminal coercive measures, including the firms’ actual controllers — a 53-year-old man surnamed Tang and a 51-year-old woman surnamed Zhao.
Beijing Police Open Criminal Probe Into CreditEase-Linked Firms, Detain Controller
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The move shifts CreditEase-linked entities from a regulatory matter into criminal territory, with the detention of actual controllers raising the stakes for related lending and wealth-management operations. It signals that Beijing is willing to pursue individuals, not just firms, which matters for counterparties and platforms with similar structures. The open question is whether the probe widens to other affiliated entities or stays contained to those named.
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