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Hong Kong businessman gets 3 years in prison for bribery

By LARRY NEUMEISTERMarch 25, 2019 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A prominent Hong Kong businessman earned leniency with a three-year prison sentence dispensed Monday by a judge who said bribes paid to the presidents of two African countries were serious crimes but kindness including playing violin for fellow inmates was extraordinary...

Hong Kong businessman seeks leniency in US bribery case

By JIM MUSTIANMarch 12, 2019 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Defense attorneys urged a U.S. judge Tuesday to grant leniency to a prominent Hong Kong businessman who was found guilty last year of bribing the presidents of two African nations...

Arguments in UN-linked business bribery trial draw to close

By JIM MUSTIANDecember 4, 2018 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. prosecutor told a jury Tuesday that a "cheating" Hong Kong businessman undermined faith in the international market by lining the pockets of two African presidents to secure oil rights for a Chinese energy conglomerate...