Former China Railway Czar Faces Criminal Charges

Sheng Guangzu, a former top official overseeing China’s vast railway system, was formally charged with taking bribes following a year-long investigation, the country’s top prosecutors said Monday.

Prosecutors in Baoji in northwestern China’s Shaanxi province filed the charges against Sheng alleging he accepted a huge amount of bribes and used his influence to solicit bribes after he left office, the Supreme People's Procuratorate said in a statement on its website.