Leading for leniency after admitting to accept $3,000 bribe, former national badminton coach Zhen Qinjin on Friday said that the media coverage of his case had made him depressed because he felt it ought not to overshadow his many accomplishment on the badminton court. He was sentence to a $20,000 fine. Zheng,64, was also ordered to pay another $6,000 as a penalty for accepting kickback in 2004. His legal woes started in 2002 when he recommended Mr You Guangli, a china national, to the Singapore badminton association for the position of chief coach of the women's team. He had planned to negotiate a good deal for Mr You on condition for a financial reward. Mr You was offered a two-year contract with SBA in 2003, an don Jan 29, 2004, he paid Zheng $3,000 for the reference.
New Word
kickback-> bribe: a sum of money paid illegally in order to gain concessions or favors
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