周永康被开除出党，被逮捕和逮捕。
12月5日，中共中央政治局中央审议通过了中央纪律检查委员会对周永康严重违纪行为的审查报告，决定对周永康进行党内惩罚。依法将涉嫌犯罪及其线索移送司法机关。2013年12月1日，中共中央委员会的常务委员会常务委员会召开会议，听取案件调查由中央纪律检查委员会发现周永康的违纪线索的报告，并决定开展相应的验证工作。2014年7月29日，中央政治局召开会议，听取中央纪律委员会开展核查工作报告，并决定审查周永康的情况。
The investigation, Zhou Yongkang serious violation of the party's political discipline, organization and discipline, confidentiality discipline; the use of his office to seek illegal interests for the people, directly or through the family accepting huge bribes; helping relatives, friends, mistress of breach of privilege to engage in business activities to obtain huge profits, causing major losses of state assets; the disclosing party and state secrets; serious violations of integrity self-discipline, I and relatives receiving a lot of property; adultery with several women and the right color, the color of money transaction.The investigation also found Zhou Yongkang's other suspected criminal clues.Zhou Yongkang's actions completely deviat从党的性质和宗旨出发，严重违反党的纪律，严重损害了党的形象，给党和人民事业造成了巨大损失和极其有害的影响。
2014年12月5日，中央政治局会议审议通过了中央纪律检查委员会关于周永康严重违纪案件的审查报告。