China executes mining tycoon

A Chinese billionaire was executed Monday after a court found him guilty of multiple murders and leading a mafia-style gang.

He is only the latest high-profile businessman with links to former security chief Zhou Yongkang to fall under China's crackdown on corruption, according to Voice of America.

Mining tycoon, Liu Han, his brother and three associates were put to death Monday morning.

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