The Seoul Central District Court said on Friday that it has reassigned the bribery case of Samsung Group's would-be chief Jae-yong Lee to a new judge, after reports surfaced on Thursday concerning the previous...
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South Korea prosecutors to question ousted president in corruption scandal
The Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea on Tuesday announced plans to question ousted president Park Geun-hye about her involvement in the corruption scandal that led to her removal as the nation's leader. While Park...
South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld parliament's decision to impeach President Park Geun-hye over a scandal related to government bribes paid by Samsung. The Court unanimously upheld the decision to impeach, the first...
Five Samsung executives, including the head of Samsung Group , Jay Y. Lee, on Thursday denied all bribery, embezzlement and corruption charges levied against them. During a preliminary hearing at the Seoul Central District...
Federal appeals court reverses $533M patent verdict against Apple
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday overturned a Texas District Court decision awarding Smartflash LLC a $533 million patent verdict against Apple . Smartflash asserted that Apple had...
Samsung head arrested for corruption scandal involving South Korea president
Samsung's would be head Lee Jae-yong (Jay Y Lee) was arrested in Seoul on Friday on charges of bribery and undue influence in connection with a scandal involving South Korea President Park Geun-hye. In...
South Korea charges Samsung VP with colluding with government
The Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea on Wednesday announced that it added charges to Samsung Vice President Jay Y Lee's indictment alleging collusion between Lee and President Park Geun-hye . Seoul Central District...
South Korea prosecutors summon Samsung heir for questioning over bribery allegations
Lee Jae-yong (Jay Y Lee) , unofficial head of South Korean giant Samsung, faced questioning from Seoul prosecutors Monday. Though a court in January refused to issue a warrant for his arrest, prosecutors have continued to investigate Lee's connection...
South Korea's special prosecutor indicted former culture minister Cho Yoon-sun and former presidential chief of staff Kim Ki-choon Tuesday for their roles in creating a blacklist of opposition artists. They are charged with coercion, abuse...
South Korea's Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, Cho Yoon-sun , was arrested on Saturday by Korean prosecutors after allegedly creating a blacklist of artists critical of South Korea's impeached president. Cho was arrested , along with...