Former Tianjin leader gets 12 years for bribery

The former acting Party chief and mayor of Tianjin, Huang Xingguo, was given a 12-year prison sentence and fined 3 million yuan ($453,370) by a court in Hebei province on Monday for taking bribes.

Huang, 63, was given a lenient sentence after confessing. He took the initiative to tell judicial authorities of previously unknown facts about his criminal activities, according to the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court.

The court also said Huang reported criminal tips about other people to judicial authorities, which have been verified. Further, he surrendered all his ill-gotten gains.