The first gang case connected to arrested former municipal justice bureau director Wen Qiang was made public yesterday at the trial for Wang Tianlun, a billionaire and accused gang boss. Wholesale Jewelry . Wen testified that Wang, who allegedly monopolized the hog slaughtering and pork distribution markets, had bribed him 200,000 yuan to help cover up the killing of a man by the gang. Wang yesterday stood trial with 22 alleged associates of his mafia-style gang in Chongqings No 5 Intermediate Peoples Court. The gang, consisting of many family members of the 44-year-old Wang, is facing nine charges including leading or participating in mafia-style gangs, intentionally causing injury on others, racketeering, illegally detaining others, forcing trades, and bribery. Related readings: 26 on gang crime trial in SW China New gang trials kick off in Chongqing More gangsters to end up in court China steps up?crackdown on gang crimes The gang is accused of killing one man and injuring two. Police say the gang beat and hacked those attempting to interfere with its business that generated more than 100 million yuan in profits since 1999, the prosecutor said. Among all high-profile trials on organized gangs following the citys crackdown on gangs since June, Wangs case is the first one connected to Wen, ex-deputy director of the Chongqing municipal public security bureau and ex-director of the citys justice bureau. Wen, 54, is the most senior level official formally arrested in September for protecting a string of local organized gangs. Wens confession is quoted in the indictment to prove that gang boss Wang once offered him 200,000 yuan through a middleman in a restaurant in September 2007, after gang members beat a man to death. Wens testimony in court could later be used to convict himself, when he is tried of accepting bribes and protecting mafia-style gangs. Yesterday prosecutors said Wangs brother, Wang Dongming, assigned two other gangsters in mid-December 2003 to teach a lesson to a local pig farmer who did not send his hogs to the slaughtering company operated by the gang. The man died after the assault. Having accepted the money, Wen, then a police head, exerted influence on senior officials of the municipal crime investigation department and incumbent case team. He later arranged the case to be solved by another team under official Huang Daiqiangs lead, according to prosecutors. Hundreds of citizens reportedly crowded outside the court to stay close to the trial. Replicas LaMarr Woodley Jerseys . The two largest nuclear powers say they are close to agreeing on a successor to the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I), although US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have yet to clinch a deal. Joe Greene Jerseys . 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President Hu Jintao accompanies visiting Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, as government officials look on.(Sports Network) - San Jose hopes a game against the NHLs cellar dwellers can help them snap their worst losing streak of the season as the Sharks visit the Edmonton Oilers tonight at Rexall Place. The Sharks have lost five straight contests and the last four setbacks came in regulation. In part due to the swoon, San Joses lead atop the Pacific Division is now just one point over Phoenix, which will aim for a ninth straight win when it visits Dallas tonight. Chicago has also taken advantage of the Sharks slide and is now a point ahead of San Jose for the top seed in the Western Conference. Meanwhile, the Oilers are last in the NHL with just 51 points so far during an injury-plagued season. San Jose has won all three meetings with Edmonton this season and has taken six straight overall in the series. The Sharks also have won four in a row at Rexall Place and have five wins in their last six trips to Edmonton. The Oilers last win in this series came on the road on Dec. 6, 2008. San Jose has tied its longest losing streak of the season but the clubs current 0-4-1 slide is worse than the 0-2-3 spell it went through back in December. The Sharks havent gone six straight without a win since going 0-7-3 from Nov. 5-30, 2005. The Sharks have lost each of their last two games by one-goal margins and are now 0-4-0 on a six-game road trip that is set to end Tuesday in Minnesota. Authentic Brett Favre Jersey. Overall, San Jose still has a strong 21-12-2 record as the guest this year. San Jose was dealt a 4-3 loss Friday in Calgary as Eric Nystroms second- period goal proved to be the difference for the Flames. The Sharks mounted a valiant comeback attempt in the third period but came up short. Manny Malhotra and Dan Boyle scored in the third to pull the Sharks to within a goal. Dany Heatley had the other goal for San Jose and Evgeni Nabokov stopped 20 shots. "When we make a mistake it seems to find its way to the back of the net," said San Jose head coach Todd McLellan. The Oilers were able to halt a five-game losing streak Friday night against Detroit despite blowing a late lead in the 3-2 home victory. Gilbert Brule netted the deciding goal in the shootout and rookie goaltender Devan Dubnyk picked up his first NHL win in his 14th career game. The Oilers were less than a second away from a regulation win, but Detroit defenseman Brian Rafalski scored to send the game to overtime. Andrew Cogliano and Ryan Whitney both tallied in the first period for Edmonton. Dubnyk finished with 31 saves, 16 of which came in the third period. The Oilers are 14-18-4 as the host this year and began a four-game homestand on Friday. ' ' '