He must have a lousy lawyer; most of these crimes go unpunished. Martha Stewart was the exception because she refused to roll over and play dead so she was convicted and rightly so.
Deng was motivated to protect the Chinese totalitarian state not by ideology (“It doesn’t matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice”). Those who came after him, including the current premier had the same outlook. Given Honey’s organizational skills she was resurrected and welcomed back into the party.
They are likely celebrities for whom the rules are waived as they attract the business of those who are impressed with them.