Disgraced senator who campaigned against violent video games jailed

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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