How a Beijing Traffic Cop Lined His Pockets

(Beijing) – Manipulating car licensing rules and brokering shady art deals were among the charges leveled against a former traffic director for the Beijing police department who's now serving life in prison.

The Beijing No. 1 Intermediate Court convicted and sentenced Song Jianguo, a 61-year-old veteran of the capital's police force, in November on numerous counts including accepting nearly 24 million yuan in bribes. Song has appealed.