, ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Le ▁D ake ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁investigation ▁by ▁the ▁Party ' s ▁internal ▁discipl inary ▁body ▁for ▁" ser ious ▁viol ations ▁of ▁laws ▁and ▁reg ulations ". ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁official ▁from ▁Tib et ▁to ▁be ▁placed ▁under ▁investigation ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Party ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Le ▁was ▁exp elled ▁from ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party . ▁The ▁investigation ▁concluded ▁that ▁Le ▁had ▁" bre ached ▁political ▁discipline ", ▁inter fer ed ▁and ▁ob struct ed ▁the ▁investigation , ▁was ▁d ish on est ▁about ▁his ▁activities ; ▁ab used ▁his ▁power ▁and ▁accepted ▁b rib es ; ▁conducted ▁ill ic it ▁transactions ▁ex ch anging ▁money ▁for ▁sex ▁and ▁ex ch anging ▁political ▁fav ours ▁for ▁sex . ▁▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Le ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 1 3 ▁years ▁in ▁prison . ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁b ri ber y . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁F uz hou , ▁Ji ang xi ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁office - hold ers ▁in ▁Tib et ▁Category : Comm un ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China ▁polit icians ▁from ▁Ji ang xi ▁Category : Pe ople ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁polit icians ▁from ▁Ji ang