Chinese official given death penalty for corruption

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On a related note about corruption. My first year roommate in my dorm was Chinese. He had been in the country for 4-5 years at that point. Before he came to the US his parents had left a year or two earlier and he stayed behind living with his aunt.

When it was time for him to come join his parents he was 17 or so. They decided it would be easier for him to take up residency in the US if he was under 16, because he wouldn't have to jump through the same hoops as someone older, children can come along easier I guess? Anyway they bribed some member of the government and they provided him with a new set of identification claiming he was 2 years younger than he was. They also falsified all the documentation required for him to leave China to join his parents. To this day his drivers license, etc all have his age 2 years less than what it actually is.