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The illicit couple have become poster children in Beijing's anti-corruption drive, which prominently features photos of Cheng, handcuffed and Tiffany Atlas Gold Circle Woman Watches a sign that reads "corrupt and degenerate."The former vice governor of Hubei province, Meng Qingping, accepted $18,000 in bribes to help support not just one but four mistresses--and seemed unrepentant about his excesses even after being sentenced in 1999 to ten years in prison.

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