Woman Involved in U.N. Corruption Case Is Given 20 Months in Prison

A woman who bribed a top United Nations official to support business ventures was sentenced to 20 months in prison by a judge who said bribery schemes do “substantial damage” to the international organization's image. Sheri Yan was sentenced on Friday by Judge Vernon Broderick of the United States District Court in Manhattan after Ms. Yan pleaded guilty to a bribery charge in January. --More...