Jailers Sentenced in China Tycoon Case – AP

From AP via The Washington Post:

Four prison officials were sentenced to jail on bribery charges for giving preferential treatment to a jailed real estate tycoon, state media reported.

Huang Jian, the former director Tilanqiao Prison in Shanghai, was sentenced to 11 years in prison after the court found that he took $53,000 in bribes from Zhou Zhengyi in exchange for giving him preferential treatment, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday, citing the Shanghai No. 2 People’s Court. Three other prison officials were given two-year sentences….[Full Text]

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