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| Ex-Shanghai boss jailed for graft | Ex-Shanghai boss jailed for graft |
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| The former Communist Party chief in Shanghai has been sentenced to 18 years in jail, according to Chinese media. | The former Communist Party chief in Shanghai has been sentenced to 18 years in jail, according to Chinese media. |
| A court in the northern city of Tianjin found that Chen Liangyu, 61, was guilty of taking bribes and abusing his position, Xinhua news agency said. | A court in the northern city of Tianjin found that Chen Liangyu, 61, was guilty of taking bribes and abusing his position, Xinhua news agency said. |
| He was ousted from office two years ago, after being accused of misusing a multi-million dollar pension fund. | He was ousted from office two years ago, after being accused of misusing a multi-million dollar pension fund. |
| He is the most senior Chinese official to be convicted of corruption in more than a decade. | He is the most senior Chinese official to be convicted of corruption in more than a decade. |
| Fall from grace | |
| Mr Chen was an ally of former leader Jiang Zemin and a member of the Communist Party's top decision-making body, the politburo. | |
| But the former Shanghai party leader was fired in September 2006 following a government investigation into the misuse of hundreds of millions of dollars from the city's pension fund. | |
| The missing money was said to have been used to make illegal loans and investments in real estate and other infrastructure deals. | |
| The case also led to the removal and detention of several other senior city officials, embarrassing the government. | |
| In the wake of the scandal, the Communist Party vowed to crack down on officials found guilty of corruption, which has become rampant since market reforms opened the economy in the 1980s. |