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Property developer jailed

Qin Jinlong, head of a major State-owned property developer, was sentenced to life in prison for embezzling 35.8 million yuan ($5.2 million) of land transfer fees, the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court said yesterday. The court found Qin guilty of illegally transferring 161 hectares of land to Zhou Xiaodi, who was earlier given a 14-year sentence over intentional injury and illegal land transfer.

He has not yet filed an appeal. Qin was chief executive officer of the Shanghai Zhongxiang Group, formerly known as Shanghai County Real Estate Corporation.