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Former Chinese official detained over ID theft in daughter's college entry

Police detained a former Hunan Province official after allegations that he helped his daughter enter a university by stealing the identity of her classmate, a joint investigation team said Monday Wang Zhengrong was detained on suspicion of forging... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Mon, May 11 2009

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