From Fox News: Fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai was sentenced to life in prison Sunday after a court convicted him of charges of corruption, accepting bribes, and abuse of power.
The Jinan Intermediate People's Court court sentenced Bo to life in prison on the bribery charges, 15 years for embezzlement and seven years for abuse of power, rejecting Bo's defense that he did not know about the $3.5 million in bribes from two business associates in the form of extensive valuable gifts to his family -- including a French villa, expenses-paid trips, an electric scooter and fancy delicacies such as abalone. However, the court said a small portion of the bribes alleged by prosecutors, of about $160,000 were not proven in court.
The verdict and sentence brought a close to one of the most lurid political scandals in the history of Communist China and concluded Bo's downfall, which was set in motion by his wife's murder of a British businessman, followed by a defection of his top aide to a U.S. consulate with information about the murder case just ahead of a leadership transition.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/09/22/chinese-politician-bo-xilai-convicted-in-corruption-case/#ixzz2fb7NdezG
Congress critters of both parties get gifts, free trips, campaign money with the expectations that the congress critter will help them, abuse power, get special perks, free travel etc.
Maybe we can learn a thing or two from China on this issue and lock up some of these crooks that are scum of the Earth.
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