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A failing student who tried to bribe his tutor while carrying a loaded air pistol has been jailed for 12 months.
Yang Li, 26, placed £5,000 in cash on the professor’s table but when he was told to leave, the gun fell from his pocket.
Sentencing Li at Bristol Crown Court, Judge Michael Longman told him the weapon had caused “fear” and “alarm”.
Li, who admitted bribery and possessing an imitation firearm, was also ordered to pay £4,800 in costs.
The court heard the innovation and technology management masters student had arranged the meeting with his University of Bath professor on 23 November.
Mark Hollier, prosecuting, said Li was awarded a 37% mark in his dissertation – three marks off the 40% needed to pass – and wanted to discuss his options.
‘A spectacular mistake’
Prof Andrew Graves, head of the University’s School of Management, told Li he could resubmit the 12,000-word essay, appeal against the mark or accept it and withdraw from the course.
But Li told the professor “I am a businessman”, before placing £5,000 in cash on the table in front of him.
“There is a fourth option, you can keep the money if you give me a pass mark and I won’t bother you again,” he told Prof Graves.
http://forums.asiaone.com/showthread.php?t=60785
Yang Li, 26, placed £5,000 in cash on the professor’s table but when he was told to leave, the gun fell from his pocket.
Sentencing Li at Bristol Crown Court, Judge Michael Longman told him the weapon had caused “fear” and “alarm”.
Li, who admitted bribery and possessing an imitation firearm, was also ordered to pay £4,800 in costs.
The court heard the innovation and technology management masters student had arranged the meeting with his University of Bath professor on 23 November.
Mark Hollier, prosecuting, said Li was awarded a 37% mark in his dissertation – three marks off the 40% needed to pass – and wanted to discuss his options.
‘A spectacular mistake’
Prof Andrew Graves, head of the University’s School of Management, told Li he could resubmit the 12,000-word essay, appeal against the mark or accept it and withdraw from the course.
But Li told the professor “I am a businessman”, before placing £5,000 in cash on the table in front of him.
“There is a fourth option, you can keep the money if you give me a pass mark and I won’t bother you again,” he told Prof Graves.
http://forums.asiaone.com/showthread.php?t=60785
