In an episode that shows how deeply one giant corporation’s tentacles extend into Korea’s legal, advertising and industrial sinews, accusations are snowballing over a slush fund of as much as US$1 billion-plus, allegedly controlled by Lee Kun-hee, the chairman of Samsung Group, and used to bribe scores of prosecutors and to attempt to influence the course of the 2002 presidential election.
Korea’s Samsung Scandal Deepens
Korea’s Samsung Scandal Deepens
Korea’s Samsung Scandal Deepens
In an episode that shows how deeply one giant corporation’s tentacles extend into Korea’s legal, advertising and industrial sinews, accusations are snowballing over a slush fund of as much as US$1 billion-plus, allegedly controlled by Lee Kun-hee, the chairman of Samsung Group, and used to bribe scores of prosecutors and to attempt to influence the course of the 2002 presidential election.
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