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Life Sentence for Taiwan Ex-President

• NY Times
Chen Shui-bian, the former president of Taiwan who had been on trial since March for corruption, was sentenced to life in prison by a 3-judge panel.   Mr. Chen’s wife, was also convicted of corruption and sentenced to life in prison. They were accused, among other things, of stealing and misusing public money from 2000 to 2008, while Mr. Chen was in office. They were both fined a total of $15 million.

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