China sacks official for spending $260,000 on son's wedding

Deputy chief of a village got sacked by China for spending an estimated 1.6 million yuan ($260,000) on a lavish, three-day wedding for his son, the latest move in a crackdown on profligate lifestyles and graft.

China sacked an official for 'extravagant waste' after he spent an estimated 1.6 million yuan ($260,000) on a lavish, three-day wedding for his son, state media said on Tuesday, the latest move in a crackdown on profligate lifestyles and graft.

Ma Linxiang, a deputy village chief from the Beijing suburb of Qingheying, hosted the estimated 250-table wedding at a convention center that was part of the main 2008 Beijing Olympics venue during the week-long National Day holiday last week, newspapers reported.