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FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2012 file photo released by Anna Wu, American businessman Vincent Wu poses with an American flag as he waits to welcome China's then-Vice President Xi Jinping on his visit to Los Angeles, Calif. A Chinese court sentenced Vincent Wu on Thursday, May 15, 2014 to 20 years in prison on charges of heading a mob that kidnapped rivals and operated illegal casinos, and rejected his claim that he was tortured by police. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Anna Wu, File)

China jails US businessman 20 years in mob trial

By GILLIAN WONG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2012 file photo released by Anna Wu, American businessman Vincent Wu, right, poses for a photo with his wife Yip Lai Fong, center, and daughter Anna Wu as they wait to welcome China's then-Vice President Xi Jinping on his visit to Los Angeles, Calif. Wu stood trial in China on Monday, Feb. 10, 2014 for allegedly heading a violent mob that kidnapped rivals and operated illegal casinos, charges he's said he was tortured into confessing. Authorities in southern China have accused Wu of gang crimes but his family and lawyers say he's a law-abiding businessman whose rivals have framed him to seize his assets. Wu's lawyers urged a court in the southern city of Guangzhou to recognize the defendant's American citizenship as he and more than two dozen associates stood trial. (AP Photo/File)

China puts US businessman on trial in mob crimes

By GILLIAN WONG - Associated Press