China sentences 3 from northern Myanmar telecom fraud ring to death

FUZHOU, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday handed out death sentences to three leading members of a criminal gang led by the Wei family, which carried out criminal activities, including telecom fraud and gambling, in Myanmar.

Three others were sentenced to life imprisonment, while another 55 face jail terms ranging from three years and three months to 24 years, according to rulings made by the Intermediate People's Court of Quanzhou and people's court of Nan'an, both in Fujian Province in east China.