Trump says he's pardoning a Virginia sheriff convicted on bribery chargesEx-Sheriff Scott Jenkins, found guilty of bribery, received a pardon from Donald Trump. Trump announced this on Truth Social. He criticized...
27 May, 2025, 07.29 AM IST
Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong is acquitted of financial crimes by South Korean courtSamsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong has been acquitted by a South Korean court of stock price manipulation and accounting fraud charg...
05 Feb, 2024, 12.18 PM IST
Samsung boss denies wrongdoing as South Korea prosecutors seek jail term over 2015 mergerDuring Friday's hearing at Seoul Central District Court, prosecutors accused Jay Y Lee, 55, and other former executives of violating the Ca...
17 Nov, 2023, 04.38 PM IST
Samsung boss Jay Y Lee faces final hearing over alleged fraud, stock manipulationThe trial is the last legal uncertainty for Lee, who had being pardoned for an earlier, separate conviction and only last year cemented his...
17 Nov, 2023, 08.38 AM IST
South Korea to pardon Samsung's Lee, other corporate giantsLotte's Shin received a suspended prison term in 2018 on similar charges of bribing Park, whom then-President Moon Jae-in pardoned in Decem...
12 Aug, 2022, 11.10 AM IST
Samsung boss gets presidential pardon: South Korea justice ministerBillionaire Lee Jae-yong, who was convicted of bribery and embezzlement in January last year, will be "reinstated" to give him a chance to ...
12 Aug, 2022, 09.49 AM IST
South Korea pardons disgraced ex-president Park Geun-hyePark became South Korea's first woman president in 2013, casting herself in the role of the daughter of the nation, incorruptible and behol...
24 Dec, 2021, 09.11 AM IST
Jailed Samsung chief granted release on paroleLee Jae-yong -- the 188th richest person in the world according to Forbes, with a net worth of $12.4 billion -- is currently serving a two-...
09 Aug, 2021, 04.42 PM IST
Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong will not appeal 2.5-year jail term: LawyerBut the decision not to appeal could mean that Samsung is looking to draw a line under the issue: with time already served, Lee will be eli...
25 Jan, 2021, 11.18 AM IST
Samsung's Jay Y. Lee receives 30-month prison term in bribery trialJay Y. Lee, 52, was convicted of bribing an associate of former President Park Geun-hye and jailed for five years in 2017. He denied wrongd...
18 Jan, 2021, 11.18 AM IST
Late Samsung chief Lee Kun-hee laid to rest in SuwonUnder his leadership, Samsung became the world's largest producer of smartphones and memory chips, and the firm's overall turnover today is...
28 Oct, 2020, 12.37 PM IST
Lee Kun-hee: 'Hermit king' of the Samsung empireLee's far-sighted leadership style was widely credited with turning Samsung Electronics, now the group's flagship subsidiary, into one of t...
25 Oct, 2020, 10.55 AM IST
From 'Sam-suck' to Apple rival: The Samsung transformationToday Samsung -- by far South Korea's most powerful conglomerate with more than 50 affiliates from electronics and insurance to hotels and ...
22 Mar, 2020, 10.47 AM IST
- Court says ex-Samsung boss guilty over bond deal
A Seoul court ruled Friday that former Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee was guilty of breach of trust and handed him a suspended prison sentenc...
14 Aug, 2009, 02.59 PM IST
- Former Samsung boss, son in court together
The former head of South Korea's biggest business group Samsung and his son appeared in court together during the father's trial for tax ev...
01 Jul, 2008, 12.20 PM IST
- Activists to campaign against Samsung probe findings
South Korean activists said Friday they would launch a nationwide campaign calling for a new probe into corruption allegations against the ...
18 Apr, 2008, 12.26 PM IST
- Samsung chief summoned, investigators raid Samsung Electronics
Investigators Thursday raided the offices of Samsung Electronics after summoning the head of its parent group a second time for questioning...
10 Apr, 2008, 11.40 AM IST