Across China: Jiangsu
China Daily | Updated: 2010-02-25 07:50
Man convicted of extortion
A man was convicted of attempted extortion and sentenced to three years in jail in Fengxian county, Jiangsu province, information portal chinanews.com.cn reported yesterday.
The criminal surnamed Liu sent an express package containing a deep green globular metal object that he claimed was a grenade, to a local businessman who had been Liu's employer, asking for 50,000 yuan ($7,325) in exchange of the man's security.
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