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Samsung's billionaire chief was sentenced to five years in prison over a scandal that brought down South Korea's president

Noah FriedmanAug 25, 2017, 20:45 IST

Samsung's billionaire heir Jay Lee has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of bribery, hiding assets abroad, and embezzlement, in a wide-ranging corruption scandal that brought down South Korea's president.