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Former Ningxia deputy chairman's wife gets life in jail

THE wife of the former deputy chairman of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of corruption and tax evasion by the Anhui Supreme People's Court, a judicial authority... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Tue, Apr 22 2008

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