On November 8, Sun Yanbiao, the deputy mayor of the...

On November 8, Sun Yanbiao, the deputy mayor of the southern city of Ningbo from 1993 to 1998 was sentenced to death for taking bribes. Sun Yanbiao carried out unspecified official favors in exchange for $146,000 in cash, gold and an Omega watch. Sun's wife, Lin Yadi, who was involved in the kickback scheme, was also given a death sentence. A number of city officials accused of taking bribes from investors have been arrested in a nationwide crackdown on rampant corruption. Sun was the second high-ranking official in Ningbo to be sentenced to death on corruption charges in 5 months. He is the second former deputy Ningbo mayor, condemned to death after the case ofXie Jianbang in June.