Chinese national gets 12 years for software piracy

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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A Chinese national who pleaded guilty to taking part in a $100 million international software piracy plot has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Thirty-six-year-old Xiang Li of Chengdu, China, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Wilmington. Prosecutors say he will be deported when he is released from prison.

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