That bothered her husband, Gu Jian, who told her he could make the same amount of money in much less time.

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That was not an opinion shared by John Gu, who has known Sundquist since he was 7 or 8.

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Mr. Zhang's lighter sentence was also expected because prosecutors said he was an accomplice, and Ms. Gu the main culprit, according observers during the trial.

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