Top fraudster in student's death gets life

7 gang members convicted; father says he'll tell daughter when visiting her tomb

The ringleader of a telecom fraud gang blamed in the death of a promising young student in East China has been sentenced to life in prison.

Chen Wenhui, 22, who also illegally obtained personal data, was among seven people sentenced at Linyi Intermediate People's Court in Shandong province on Wednesday. The others received prison terms of three to 15 years.