British Enterprise investigator arrested for corruption investigation of Chinese Pharmaceutical Enterprises

Source: on August 22, 2013, Shanghai police arrested a British fraud investigator who had been detained for six weeks Chinese officials are now investigating corruption in the activities of multinational drug companies in China So far, the investigation has focused on GlaxoSmithKline GSK was a client of Peter Humphrey, one of China's most well-known corporate investigators He and his wife were informally detained before and after the GSK investigation was released last month Yu Yingzeng, Han's wife, is an American citizen and a business partner The British Consulate in Shanghai said Han Feilong was arrested on Monday, but gave no details of the charges The arrest of Han and his wife was initially reported by the Wall Street Journal, which cited a family statement saying the couple were suspected of violating Chinese law for "buying personal information." The statement said the two had lawyers, consular assistance and good treatment Han's family couldn't be reached for comment British officials confirmed that they were providing consular assistance to the Han Feilong family The U.S consulate has previously confirmed the detention of an unnamed American in Shanghai, but said it was unable to confirm the arrest Han and his wife co founded China whys, a Hong Kong risk consultancy His wife was educated in the United States and was a fraud examiner The company specializes in fraud investigation and risk management services, helping multinationals comply with anti bribery laws such as the U.S Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Han Feilong, a former journalist and former head of China at Kroll, an American risk consulting firm, and head of China research at PwC, an accounting firm GSK is known to have been a client of Han Feilong, but not during the period when the company received increased public attention for promoting drugs in China GSK has said that some of its employees may have violated Chinese laws and company policies People familiar with the matter said Han may have been detained to provide useful information to China's investigation.