Ex-Sinopec GM jailed for corruption

Wang Tianpu, former general manager of oil giant China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, also known as Sinopec, was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 and a half years in prison for bribery and embezzlement, according to a court in Jiangxi province.

The Nanchang Intermediate People's Court also imposed a fine of 3.2 million yuan ($468,300) on Wang and ordered the confiscation of all his illicit gains.

According to the court, he was involved in money trading to seek promotions. He abused his position to benefit his relatives' business and failed to stop indulging them even after warnings from authorities.