A former vice director of Beijing Seismological Bureau was jailed for 11 years on Friday for fraudulently claiming 300,000 yuan (37,500 U.S. dollars) for maintenance work.

Beijing No.1 Intermediate People's Court heard that Du Fulai, 51, falsified a contract with a private construction decoration firm to renovate a seismological station in Beijing's suburbs.

Du was convicted on corruption charges and made no comments on whether he will appeal.

Source: Xinhua