Graft: a perennial problem for China's leaders

Graft: a perennial problem for China's leaders
Beijing (AFP) March 6, 2011 - The political demise of Li Fengchen bizarrely began after he busted more than 30 officials who had purchased jobs in the eastern China county he ruled. But Li - who once cultivated an image as a poet, scholar and writer - had bought his own job by giving his superior 320,000 yuan ($48,000). He then reportedly amassed 14 million yuan in bribes and kickbacks, mainly from illegal land deals. ... more