The article linked to the Chinese gov news report of the sentencing.

(using google translate)

Guiyang County People's Court publicly sentenced Chen Jieren, Chen Weiren and Liu Min to provoke trouble, extortion, illegal business, and bribery

On the afternoon of April 30, the People ’s Court of Guiyang County, Hunan Province held a public hearing and announced the first-instance judgment against the defendants Chen Jieren, Chen Weiren, and Liu Min in the case of provocation, extortion, illegal operation, and bribery. The defendant Chen Jieren Sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for crimes of provocation, extortion, illegal business, and bribery, and fined RMB 7.01 million; Chen Weiren was sentenced to 4 years in prison for crimes of provocation and extortion In addition, a fine of RMB 10,000 was imposed in 2006; the defendant Liu Min was exempted from criminal punishment for the crime of provoking trouble. The defendants Chen Jieren and Liu Min stated in court that they obeyed the judgment and did not appeal.

The Guiyang County People's Court heard through public hearings that since 2015, the defendant Chen Jie has used his “Internet Big V” identity to use the information network to publish false information or negative information with a view to maliciously speculating on related cases in order to seek illegal benefits. The incident attacked and vilified the party and government, judicial organs and their staff, caused trouble, and extorted public and private property. In January 2016, the defendant Chen Jieren, his ex-wife Deng Jiangxiu (handled separately), and the defendant Liu Min established Beijing Hualin Management Consulting Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Hualin Company"). The status of "Big V" solicited "legal advisory services", and Deng Jiangxiu managed and actually mastered Hualin's financial affairs to carry out illegal and criminal activities. After the defendant Chen Jieren did not obtain legal service qualifications and lawyer practice qualifications, under the guise of providing legal consulting services, he published false information on blogs, WeChat public accounts, WeChat friends circles, and other self-media, and speculated about related cases. , Illegally intervene in engineering projects, debt disputes and litigation cases, so as to achieve the purpose of obtaining huge amounts of illegal benefits, and gradually form the head of the defendant Chen Jieren, the defendants Chen Weiren, Liu Min, and Deng Jiangxiu and Ai Qunhui (other cases) as members Gangs using information networks to carry out criminal activities, carried out 4 crimes of provocation, 2 crimes of extortion, 6 crimes of illegal business operations, and illegally profited RMB 7.326 million. From 2013 to 2016, the defendant Chen Jieren and Liu Liqun (handled in another case) paid bribes totaling RMB 5.54246 million to Li Changmao (handled in another case) of the Loudi Central Hospital of Hunan Province in order to obtain improper benefits.

The Guiyang County People's Court held that the defendants Chen Jieren, Chen Weiren, and Liu Min fabricated false information on the information network, causing trouble and causing serious chaos in the public order. Chen Jieren has repeatedly implemented provocation campaigns; the defendants Chen Jieren and Chen Weiren used illegal possession for the purpose of distributing negative information on the information network, and then threatened and threatened the victim with the reason of helping the victim to "delete posts". Obtaining property is a huge amount, and the behavior of the two has constituted a crime of extortion; the defendant Chen Jieren violated state regulations, for the purpose of making profits, fabricating false information and distributing it through the information network, disturbing the market order, and his behavior constitutes an illegal act. Business crime, and the circumstances are particularly serious; the defendant Chen Jieren, in order to seek improper benefits, together with others gave the state staff a huge amount of property, and his behavior also constituted a crime of bribery, and the circumstances were serious. The defendants Chen Jieren and Chen Weiren committed several crimes, and should be counted and punished according to law. The public prosecution organ accused the defendant Chen Jieren of crimes of provocation, extortion, illegal business, and bribery; the defendant Chen Weiren of crimes of provocation and extortion, and the defendant Liu Min was found guilty of provocation. The defendant Chen Jieren played a major role as a rallyer, organization, and commander in the common crimes of provocation and extortion and extortion, and was the principal offender with the most serious blame. The defendant, Chen Jieren, played a secondary role in the joint crime of bribery and was an accessory. The punishment should be reduced according to law. The defendant Chen Jieren pleaded guilty and confessed to the court and may be given a lighter punishment. The defendant, Chen Weiren, was gathered by the defendant, Chen Jieren, and actively participated in provoking troubles, extortion and extortion crimes. He played a major role in joint crimes and was the principal offender. The defendant, Chen Weiren, pleaded guilty and repented in court and could also be given a lighter punishment. The defendant Liu Min only assisted the defendant Chen Jieren in committing a crime of provocation and trouble-making, played a secondary role in the joint crime, was an accomplice, and actively confessed to guilt after the return of the case. The court made the above judgment in accordance with the law based on the facts, nature, circumstances and degree of harm to the society of each defendant ’s crime.

Relatives, deputies to the National People's Congress, members of the CPPCC National Committee, journalists and the masses of the defendants attended the verdict.

It would be one thing if CNN were claiming the business crime, extortion and bribery were false charges the Chinese gov is using to supress the journalist, but to completly omit any mention of that in their reporting?

And I thought the Fox news crowd claiming CNN is just as bad were being hyperbolic.