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Billionaire Samsung Boss, Convicted In Bribery Case, Gets Presidential Pardon
The heir and de facto leader of Samsung group received a presidential pardon today, the latest example of South Korea's long tradition of freeing business leaders convicted of corruption on economic grounds.
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Samsung Leader Jay Y. Lee Granted Parole, To Leave Prison On Friday
Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y. Lee, in jail after convictions for bribery, embezzlement and other charges, has qualified for parole and is expected to leave prison this Friday, South Korea's justice ministry said.
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Court Orders Retrial For Samsung Heir In Bribery Case
South Korea's top court on Thursday ordered a new trial for Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, who was convicted of offences including bribery and embezzlement in connection with the scandal that brought down former president Park Geun-hye.
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South Korean Court Jails Former President Park Geun-Hye For 24 Years Over Bribery
A South Korean court jailed former President Park Geun-hye for 24 years on Friday over a scandal that exposed webs of corruption between political leaders and the country's conglomerates.
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Samsung Heir Lee Jae-Yong Released From Prison on Appeal
Lee, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, was convicted of bribery in connection with the sprawling corruption scandal that brought down former South Korean president Park Geun-Hye.
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Samsung Scion Denies Corruption Charges As Legal Appeal Nears End
The heir to South Korea's Samsung Group, convicted of bribing the country's former president, on Wednesday denied allegations of wrongdoing as the appeals trial of his five-year jail term for corruption neared its end.
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Samsung Scion Jay Y. Lee Appeals Against 5-Year Jail Term for Bribery
The sentencing of the billionaire Samsung scion was a watershed for South Korea's decades-long economic order.
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Samsung Leader Jay Y. Lee Given Five-Year Jail Sentence For Bribery
Lee, the 49-year-old heir to one of the world's biggest corporate empires, has been held since February on charges ranging from bribery to perjury.
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Samsung Chief Gave Bribe To Win President's Support, Rules South Korean Court
A South Korean court hearing bribery charges against the leader of Samsung Group, Jay Y Lee, said on Friday he had provided bribes anticipating support from the then-president, Park Geun-hye, the Yonhap news agency reported.
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Disgraced South Korean Leader's Friend Choi Soon Sil Jailed For 3 Years
The woman at the centre of South Korea's corruption scandal, Choi Soon Sil, was handed a three year jail term for bribery Friday in the first of a string of criminal cases against a figure dubbed the 'female Rasputin'.
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Samsung Chief's 'Trial Of The Century' To Start Next Week
Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee will go on trial for bribery and embezzlement on Thursday, a court said, amid a corruption scandal that has rocked South Korea and led to the impeachment of the president.
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Samsung Heir Indicted For Bribery, Embezzlement: Prosecutors
The heir to the Samsung empire and four other top executives from the world's biggest smartphone maker were indicted Tuesday on multiple charges including bribery and embezzlement, South Korean prosecutors said.
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Samsung Heir's Prison Life: No Smartphone, Cannibal Neighbor
While being questioned for allegedly bribing South Korea's president, Samsung Group's Jay Y. Lee is locked up at a prison notorious for housing convicted billionaires, a serial killer and the hangman's noose. That doesn't mean he's given up being the boss.
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US Asks South Korea To Arrest Former UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon's Brother On Bribery Charge
The US government has asked South Korea to arrest a brother of former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on charges that he engaged in a bribery scheme to carry out the sale of a Vietnamese building complex, a US prosecutor said on Friday.
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South Korea Prosecutors Seek Arrest Of Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-Hee
South Korean prosecutors on Monday asked for the heir to giant conglomerate Samsung to be arrested for bribery in connection with a political scandal that has seen President Park Geun-Hye impeached.
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Billionaire Samsung Boss, Convicted In Bribery Case, Gets Presidential Pardon
The heir and de facto leader of Samsung group received a presidential pardon today, the latest example of South Korea's long tradition of freeing business leaders convicted of corruption on economic grounds.
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Samsung Leader Jay Y. Lee Granted Parole, To Leave Prison On Friday
Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y. Lee, in jail after convictions for bribery, embezzlement and other charges, has qualified for parole and is expected to leave prison this Friday, South Korea's justice ministry said.
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Court Orders Retrial For Samsung Heir In Bribery Case
South Korea's top court on Thursday ordered a new trial for Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, who was convicted of offences including bribery and embezzlement in connection with the scandal that brought down former president Park Geun-hye.
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South Korean Court Jails Former President Park Geun-Hye For 24 Years Over Bribery
A South Korean court jailed former President Park Geun-hye for 24 years on Friday over a scandal that exposed webs of corruption between political leaders and the country's conglomerates.
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Samsung Heir Lee Jae-Yong Released From Prison on Appeal
Lee, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, was convicted of bribery in connection with the sprawling corruption scandal that brought down former South Korean president Park Geun-Hye.
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Samsung Scion Denies Corruption Charges As Legal Appeal Nears End
The heir to South Korea's Samsung Group, convicted of bribing the country's former president, on Wednesday denied allegations of wrongdoing as the appeals trial of his five-year jail term for corruption neared its end.
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Samsung Scion Jay Y. Lee Appeals Against 5-Year Jail Term for Bribery
The sentencing of the billionaire Samsung scion was a watershed for South Korea's decades-long economic order.
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Samsung Leader Jay Y. Lee Given Five-Year Jail Sentence For Bribery
Lee, the 49-year-old heir to one of the world's biggest corporate empires, has been held since February on charges ranging from bribery to perjury.
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Samsung Chief Gave Bribe To Win President's Support, Rules South Korean Court
A South Korean court hearing bribery charges against the leader of Samsung Group, Jay Y Lee, said on Friday he had provided bribes anticipating support from the then-president, Park Geun-hye, the Yonhap news agency reported.
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Disgraced South Korean Leader's Friend Choi Soon Sil Jailed For 3 Years
The woman at the centre of South Korea's corruption scandal, Choi Soon Sil, was handed a three year jail term for bribery Friday in the first of a string of criminal cases against a figure dubbed the 'female Rasputin'.
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Samsung Chief's 'Trial Of The Century' To Start Next Week
Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee will go on trial for bribery and embezzlement on Thursday, a court said, amid a corruption scandal that has rocked South Korea and led to the impeachment of the president.
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Samsung Heir Indicted For Bribery, Embezzlement: Prosecutors
The heir to the Samsung empire and four other top executives from the world's biggest smartphone maker were indicted Tuesday on multiple charges including bribery and embezzlement, South Korean prosecutors said.
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Samsung Heir's Prison Life: No Smartphone, Cannibal Neighbor
While being questioned for allegedly bribing South Korea's president, Samsung Group's Jay Y. Lee is locked up at a prison notorious for housing convicted billionaires, a serial killer and the hangman's noose. That doesn't mean he's given up being the boss.
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US Asks South Korea To Arrest Former UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon's Brother On Bribery Charge
The US government has asked South Korea to arrest a brother of former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on charges that he engaged in a bribery scheme to carry out the sale of a Vietnamese building complex, a US prosecutor said on Friday.
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South Korea Prosecutors Seek Arrest Of Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-Hee
South Korean prosecutors on Monday asked for the heir to giant conglomerate Samsung to be arrested for bribery in connection with a political scandal that has seen President Park Geun-Hye impeached.
