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Canadian motorist freed after fatal crash

Metro | Courts
2009-9-24

A CANADIAN driving without a Chinese license who crashed into the rear of a truck and caused the death of a passenger who was his friend was yesterday freed from any criminal charges by a Shanghai court. Shanghai...

Jail over poker

Metro | Courts
2009-9-21

TWO foreigners have been jailed for six months for operating a gambling house, Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court ruled at the weekend. Patrick Liang, 27, a Chinese Brazilian, and Al Gokcimen, a 44-year-old...

Poker was their passion, but 2 men may get dealt a jail term

Metro | Courts
2009-9-1

A SHANGHAI court late yesterday was pondering whether two foreigners would spend up to three years in prison for running a gambling house that allowed them to pursue their passion: Texas hold 'em poker. The men...

Microsoft launches city case after piracy swoop

Metro | Courts
2009-8-5

MICROSOFT Corp has taken legal action against three Shanghai companies over software piracy. The move shows that Microsoft continues to widen its net to encompass not only IT giants, but small fry as well. Representatives...

Life term for fraudster

Metro | Courts
2009-7-22

A swindler who made 38 million yuan (US$5.56 million) by fraudulent means was sentenced to life imprisonment yesterday. His three accomplices, Xu Lingyun, Zhang Wei and Wu Chengjuan, were also jailed for four to...

Killer gets death with two-year reprieve

Metro | Courts
2009-7-15

A MAN who seriously injured his girlfriend and killed her friend after he suspected they were having an affair was sentenced to death with a reprieve of two years yesterday. Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's...

Market sued by US firm

Metro | Courts
2009-7-15

AN American luxury goods manufacturer is suing a garment market operator on Qipu Road for allowing stall holders to sell counterfeit items. Judges at the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court said it was...

Virus programmer goes to jail

Metro | Courts
2009-7-13

A PROGRAMMER has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for adding a computer virus to a local information technology company's software products, a court said yesterday. The company almost went bankrupt due to...

Theft sentences

Metro | Courts
2009-7-8

QI Xupeng, a reclamation center operator, was yesterday jailed for 15 years for stealing 4.46 million yuan (US$652,648) worth of goods stored in containers. The Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court sentenced...

Hefty sentences for trio found with fake money

Metro | Courts
2009-6-25

A LOCAL court sentenced three people to from nine months to 11 years in prison yesterday for buying and selling fake money with a face value of 1.13 million yuan (US$165,447). The hearing was broadcast online...