Dongguan tycoon gets life sentence

Liang Yaohui convicted of running a prostitution operation in city

A business tycoon and former national legislator has been sentenced to life behind bars for bribery and organizing prostitution in Dongguan, Guangdong province.

Liang Yaohui, who is in detention, received the verdict of the Dongguan Intermediate People's Court by express mail on Tuesday, according to his attorney, Wang Silu.