The amount of the bribe is particularly huge. Li Chunliang, former deputy director of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration, was sentenced to life imprisonment in the first trial.

The Intermediate People's Court of Dezhou City, Shandong Province, publicly pronounced the first-instance verdict of the case of bribery and abuse of influence by Li Chunliang, former member of the Party Committee and deputy director of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. The defendant Li Chunliang was sentenced to life imprisonment for the crime of bribery, deprived of political rights for life, and all personal property confiscated; sentenced to four years in prison for the crime of using influence for bribery, fined RMB 300,000, and decided to enforce a life imprisonment, deprive of political rights for life, and confiscate all personal property; the illegal gains and interests obtained by Li Chunliang were recovered according to law and turned over to the national treasury.