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Local chief justice gets life for corruption in E China

Jun 10, 2012

China jails former senior official for life for corruption

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has sentenced a former provincial deputy governor to life in prison for accepting almost $2 million in bribes, the most senior official to be punished since the country's new leadership made tackling corruption its top priority.

reuters.com (1 month and 14 days ago)

Chief justice, procurator: carrying public hopes for justice

Chinese lawmakers on Friday elected Zhou Qiang president of the Supreme People's Court, making the 52-year-old the 10th chief justice since the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949.

china.org.cn (3 months and 3 days ago)

China's Anti-Corruption Drive Hits New Year Sales

China has stepped up its anti-corruption drive, ahead of the annual Lunar New Year celebrations, and that's putting a damper on the local retail scene.

cnbc.com (4 months and 10 days ago)

Chinese protesters take corruption battle into their own hands

Amid pledges by China's new leaders to crack down on corruption, citizens of one city are fighting back against local Communist Party boss

cbsnews.com (2 months and 29 days ago)

Former FBI chief: 'Corruption is not done' in Wayne County; calls Kwame Kilpatrick a victory for Detroit

DETROIT, MI - A former FBI chief now in charge of the agency's Detroit Crime Commission told a local TV station Monday morning that more corruption convictions could be looming in Wayne County. Andy Arena told WJBK-TV reporter Charlie LeDuff that he's optimistic that a probe into Wayne County-wide corruption will lead to more prison sentences in the coming weeks to months....

mlive.com (3 months and 9 days ago)

Corruption in India was a 'fact of life’: US cable

The US Embassy in July 1976 said corruption in India was a "cultural/political/economic fact of life”, and that it was not a Western import but historically a local phenomenon.

indiatimes.com (2 months and 9 days ago)

Pa. justice convicted of corruption

PITTSBURGH - A jury delivered guilty verdicts Thursday on six of seven corruption charges against suspended state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin.

philly.com (3 months and 26 days ago)

Soccer-Fixing Scandal Reveals China's Bigger Gambling Problem

China’s latest corruption scandal is not coming from the usual government suspects. This time it’s the nation’s soccer clubs that have fallen victim to corruption; 33 people have been banned for life from all future soccer-related activities for taking bribes and fixing matches.

ibtimes.com (3 months and 29 days ago)

Report Finds Corruption in China Getting Worse

China's President Xi Jinping has made stamping out corruption a high priority for his government. Political risk analyst Robert Broadfoot tells the WSJ's Deborah Kan why Xi’s government may find that corruption is getting worse.

palmbeachpost.com (3 months and 1 day ago)

China’s Corruption Culture: Where 'Election Funds' Take A Whole New Meaning

After the official handover of power last Thursday, Xi Jinping, China’s new president, will continue on his anti-corruption campaign, one of the landmark issues he will be tackling during his tenure as the nation’s leader. Corruption among Chinese officials has come to the forefront of the nation’s political woes. Officials on many levels, from high-ranking Bo Xilai, who led...

ibtimes.com (3 months and 2 days ago)

Local chief justice gets life for corruption in E China

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