Saturday, March 3, 2012

Taiwan's former leader gets new conviction

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's former President Chen Shui-bian has received a new 18-year prison sentence on top of the 17 years he is already serving for corruption.

However, a court spokesman said his total time in prison cannot exceed 30 years.

The High Court on Thursday overturned a lower court's acquittal and said Chen took $20 million worth of bribes from …

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