Fraudsters jailed over deadly scam

Seven people involved in a high-profile telecom fraud case that led to the death of a female student were sentenced on Thursday in Jieyang, Guangdong province.

Chen Minghui, the ringleader, was sentenced to life in prison, deprived of political rights for life and had all her assets confiscated, Jieyang Intermediate People's Court said in a statement.

She hired others to pose as employees for Chinese variety shows and send 73,000 fraudulent text messages about lucky prize winnings to the public from August 2013 to March 2014.