Liu Guoqing, a former Communist Party chief of Zhumadian city in central China's Henan Province was sentenced to life in prison, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Xuchang City Intermediate People's Court in Henan Province convicted Guoqing of accepting bribes totalling 67.99 million yuan (USD 9.8 million) and 100,000 Hong Kong dollars when he held the posts of deputy head of the provincial public security department, as well as mayor and Communist Party chief of Zhumadian.
Liu accepted the bribes to help others with promotion and construction projects, the court said.
Liu said he will appeal the verdict.
Thousands of officials were punished for corruption in China in the anti-graft campaign initiated by Chinese President Xi Jinping in the last four years.
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