Evergrande’s fallen titan Hui Ka Yan, once Asia’s richest man and builder of homes for 12 million, now faces a life sentence after pleading guilty to fraud, bribery, and misusing funds — charges that came after his empire collapsed under $220 billion in debt. The court stripped him of all assets, calling his crimes “terrible” and the fallout “significant” for China’s economy and society. His rags-to-riches-to-prison saga mirrors Evergrande’s meteoric rise and brutal fall, which triggered a property crisis, investor losses, bank defaults, and even protests threatening social stability. Alongside him, 56 others — including his sons — were sentenced, a chilling reminder of how quickly fortunes can vanish and justice can strike when empires crumble.

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