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Authorities crack down on gangs, corruption

National
2009-11-11

THE series of high-profile organized crime trials in southwestern China's Chongqing Municipality have proved just the tip of the iceberg in a nationwide battle against criminal gangs. Police in southwestern China's...

Twin bosses jailed over gang violence

National
2009-11-6

TWIN brothers have been jailed for 17 years and fined 100,000 yuan (US$14,645) each for leading a mafia-style gang, running gambling dens, causing intentional injuries and illegal imprisonment in Chongqing city. ...

Crime boss gets 20 years' jail

National
2009-11-6

A CRIME boss was sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined 1.01 million yuan (US$148,000) for heading a mafia-style gang in Chongqing yesterday. The Chongqing No.2 Intermediate People's Court convicted Li Yi,...

Chongqing crime boss jailed

National
2009-11-5

A CRIME boss was jailed for 20 years by an intermediate court in Chongqing city today, as part of a citywide crackdown on criminal gangs. Li Yi, nicknamed Mickey Mouse, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined...

Chongqing crime 'Godmother' sentenced to 18-year jail term

National
2009-11-4

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. ...

Death reprieve for hirer of assassin team

National
2009-11-4

A PROPERTY developer in southwest China's Chongqing was sentenced to death for hiring assassins to kill the son of a family who refused illegal relocation requests, a newspaper reported yesterday. Developer Xiang...

Woman crime boss jailed for 18 years

National
2009-11-3

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...

Death for developer who hired hitmen

National
2009-11-3

A PROPERTY developer in Chongqing city was sentenced to death yesterday for hiring assassins to kill the only son of a family who refused to relocate, a Beijing newspaper reported today. Developer Xiang Shiquan...

Chongqing officials face charges

National
2009-10-30

TWO former deputy directors of the public security bureau in Chongqing Municipality will be prosecuted next month, Chongqing's Procurator Yu Min said yesterday. Wen Qiang, formerly the No. 2 figure in Chongqing's...

Delusions of wealth for lottery woman

National
2009-10-30

A WOMAN in Chongqing Municipality has apparently gone crazy after hearing the news that someone won China's biggest-ever lottery as she had hallucinated that she was the winner of the 360 million yuan (US$52.7 million)...