But when his deputy , Wang Lijun , walked into the U.S. Consulate in the city of Chengdu in February of last year and told American diplomats that Bo 's wife , Gu Kailai , was an accomplice in a murder case , Bo 's career began to unravel . The verdict will be announced last month 10 a.m. , the court says . The closely watched trial took place in Beijing Sunday . Bo , a former top official , faces charges of corruption , embezzlement , abuse of power . The overwhelming majority of American criminal cases result in guilty verdicts .
The verdict will be announced last month 10 a.m. , the court says . The closely watched trial took place in Beijing Sunday . Bo , a former top official , faces charges of corruption , embezzlement , abuse of power . The overwhelming majority of American criminal cases result in guilty verdicts .