Notorious official gets 14 years in jail for embezzlement

Notorious official gets 14 years in jail for embezzlement

SHIJIAZHUANG, June 9 (Xinhua) -- A formal official in northHebei Province who gained national notoriety for forging documentsto gain promotions and take over the estate of a dead man, wassentenced to 14 years in prison by a court on Thursday.

Wang Yali, former deputy chief of the provincial capitalShijiazhuang City's Communist Youth League committee, was convictedof embezzlement and bribery at the Taocheng District People's Courtin the city of Hengshui.

The woman forged documents to seize her late godfather's 17-million-U.S.dollar company, according to a statement from the court.

She also offered bribes to government officials, said thestatement.

Wang, 42, rose to infamy last year for faking her personalinformation, including her name, age, education and work experience.

Internet posts ridiculed Wang's resume, which showed that she wasa pharmacist in an army hospital at the age of 12.

Thursday's ruling also deprived her political rights for fouryears.

Four other people who helped Wang take over the company and offerbribes were also convicted Thursday. Three of them were sentenced toprison, said the statement.