PoliticsFormer Chinese official sentenced to death for taking $39 million in bribes
A Chinese court sentenced Long Xiang, former chairman of the Standing Committee of the Nanjing Municipal People’s Congress, to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting 261 million yuan, or about $39 million, in bribes. He was also convicted of embezzlement and insider trading. His cooperation, guilty plea and remorse led to a mitigated sentence that will become life imprisonment if no other crimes are found.
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Former Chinese official sentenced to death for taking $39 million in bribes