 The prosecution alleged that Ni received kickbacks such as luxury trips and renovations to his home in exchange for giving favourable treatment to a local entrepreneur; Ni was also said to be responsible for wasting some 1.9 billion yuan (~$307 million) in government resources.The prosecution referred to a large personal jade collection as evidence of Ni's corruption.The court found that Ni took bribes – in the form of cash, jade, and calligraphic works – on some 49 different occasions during his tenure as Vice Governor, worth the equivalent of 13.48 million yuan (~$2.15 million).