(Reuters) - A former senior official from mining and utility group China Energy Investment Corp was given a life sentence on Tuesday for taking bribes, state television reported.
Li Dong, the group's former deputy general manager, took 108 million yuan ($14.86 million) worth of bribes for helping companies and individuals in procuring coal and securing jobs, the report said.
($1 = 7.2662 Chinese yuan renminbi)
(Reporting by Chen Aizhu; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
