Jailed Samsung chief released on parole
Lee Jae-yong -- the 202nd richest person in the world according to Forbes, with a net worth of $11.4 billion -- was serving a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for bribery, embezzlement, and other offences in connection with the corruption scandal that brought down ex-South Korean President Park Geun-hye.
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Jailed Samsung chief released on parole
By NewVision Reporter
Journalists @NewVision
The jailed de facto leader of the giant Samsung group walked free on parole Friday, the latest instance of South Korea's long tradition of freeing business leaders imprisoned for corruption