A WOMAN called the "Godmother" of Chongqing's underworld was sentenced to 18 years in prison and fined 1.02 million yuan (US$149,400) yesterday for running a gang, operating casinos, bribery and unlawful detention. ... ...full story at Shanghai Daily
from Shanghai Daily on Tue, Nov 03 2009
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