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Woman crime boss jailed for 18 years

THE only woman among 19 suspected crime bosses busted in Chongqing city was today sentenced to 18 years in prison and fined 1.02 million yuan (US$149,400). Xie Caiping, the sister-in-law of Chongqing's former... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Tue, Nov 03 2009

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