Kuo Li-heng (郭力恆), a former Navy captain who was sentenced to 20 years behind bars for his involvement in the Lafayette frigate and minesweeper procurement scandals and released in June 2015, died of cancer at the age of 73, sources with knowledge of the matter confirmed Thursday night.
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