Disgraced senator who campaigned against violent video games jailed

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Former US State Senator Leland Yee has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges of corruption and weapon smuggling.
You may remember Yee as being a vocal opponent of video game violence - he campaigned for tighter restrictions around the sale of games and a state-backed ratings board to replace the current US-wide ESRB.
Yee admitted political corruption charges - accepting bribes for favours - and involvement in a never-completed plan to smuggle guns into the US from the Philippines.
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