Aug 23, 2023 07:30 PM

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Ex-Provincial Official Gets Life for Bribery and Aiding Crypto Mining

By Wang Xintong and Xiang Kai

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Xiao Yi, a former municipal party chief in East China’s Jiangxi province, has been sentenced to life in prison for bribery and abuse of power. Photo: CCTV screenshot

Xiao Yi, a former municipal party chief in East China’s Jiangxi province, has been sentenced to life in prison for bribery and abuse of power. Photo: CCTV screenshot

A former municipal party chief in East China’s Jiangxi province has been sentenced to life in prison for wrongdoing including taking more than 125 million yuan ($17.4 million) in bribes and illegally aiding cryptocurrency miners, according to a court statement.

The Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court handed down the sentence to Xiao Yi for bribery and abuse of power on Tuesday.

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