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official jailed for graft   Taiwan's former cabinet secretary
general was sentenced to seven years and four months in jail
Tuesday after pocketing more than $2 million in bribes, in a
graft case that has rocked the island.  Lin Yi-shih, who was
also a vice chairman of the ruling Kuomintang party and a
confidant of President Ma Ying-jeou, had claimed the charges
against him were part of a political set-up after he was accused
of using his influence to solicit bribes.  But the 44-year-old
was found guilty of two corruption counts, including one of
taking a bribe, after pocketing about Tw$60 million ($2.03
million). The court also fined him Tw$15.8 million.  Observers
said the case dealt a heavy blow to Ma, who was re-elected for a
second term in January 2012 pledging to fight corruption after
his predecessor Chen Shui-bian was convicted in several graft
cases.  "Lin was convicted and found guilty for two of the four
counts, including using his power to t