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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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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'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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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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Samsung Leader Quizzed For Over 22 Hours In South Korea Corruption Scandal
Prosecutors have been investigating whether Samsung provided 30 billion won ($25.46 million) to a business and foundations backed by Park's friend, Choi Soon-sil, in exchange for the national pension fund's support for a 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates.
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South Korean President Park Geun-Hye 'Regrets' Bribery Scandal
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye expressed "regret" Tuesday over a bruising bribery scandal that implicated some of her closest aides and forced her prime minister to resign.
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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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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'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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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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Samsung Leader Quizzed For Over 22 Hours In South Korea Corruption Scandal
Prosecutors have been investigating whether Samsung provided 30 billion won ($25.46 million) to a business and foundations backed by Park's friend, Choi Soon-sil, in exchange for the national pension fund's support for a 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates.
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South Korean President Park Geun-Hye 'Regrets' Bribery Scandal
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye expressed "regret" Tuesday over a bruising bribery scandal that implicated some of her closest aides and forced her prime minister to resign.
