Yilan County Magistrate Lin Zi-miao has been removed from office after a court found her guilty of corruption. She has been sentenced to serve 12.5 years in prison.
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00:00Taiwan's politicians are having a rough week as another local leader has been sentenced
00:05after being convicted on corruption charges.
00:08Yilan County Magistrate Ling Zimiao has been sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison
00:14by a district court.
00:16She will also be barred from holding public office for six years.
00:20The court found Ling guilty of misusing public funds, money laundering, and keeping improper
00:25records of her own income.
00:27Ling maintains that she's innocent.
00:29In the past week, a Taipei City councilor was sentenced, a former vice premier's trial
00:34began, and a former presidential candidate was indicted, all on corruption charges.