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Company boss jailed for money laundering

INVESTMENT company director Yang Shiming, was sentenced to nine years in jail and a fine of 5.1 million yuan (US$728,571) for money laundering yesterday. This is the first such case in the province's capital city... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Wed, Aug 27 2008

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