Nov 3rd, 2009 - Forbes
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BEIJING -- Dubbed the "godmother" of the Chinese underworld, she was notorious for her toughness and a lavish lifestyle that reportedly included luxury villas and a stable of 16 young lovers.
Her criminal reign ended Tuesday when Xie Caiping, 46, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for running illegal casinos and bribing government officials. Her trial was one of a series of gang prosecutions in the southwestern city of Chongqing that have featured lurid testimony about sex, corruption and the violent underworld.
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China sentences gang 'godmother' to 18 years in prison amid crackdown
Nov 3rd, 2009 - WashingtonExaminer
BEIJING — A woman called the "godmother" of a mafia-style gang in China's southern city of Chongqing was sentenced to 18 years in prison Tuesday for running underground casinos and bribing government officials.
