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Samsung Heir Case

Samsung family donating mass art trove to pay a massive inheritance tax

Samsung's founding family will donate rare artworks, including Picassos and Dalis, and give hundreds of millions of dollars to medical research to help them pay a massive inheritance tax

Updated On: 28 Apr 2021 | 8:35 AM IST

Samsung group heir should not be indicted, recommends South Korea panel

An outside panel in South Korea suggested that prosecutors should not indict Jay Y Lee over a 2015 merger and alleged accounting fraud

Updated On: 26 Jun 2020 | 5:35 PM IST

Samsung scion Lee Jae-Yong faces new bribery trial in corruption scandal

Lee's father and grandfather -- Samsung founder Lee Byung-chull -- had brushes with the law themselves but never served time behind bars

Updated On: 26 Oct 2019 | 2:13 AM IST

Heir to Samsung empire being tried for graft; three horses hold the key

South Korea's top court has ordered the retrial of the Samsung Electronics vice-chairman over bribery charges, reviving uncertainty around the country's most important company

Updated On: 30 Aug 2019 | 12:31 PM IST

Samsung heir case: Prosecutors demand 12-year sentence for Lee Jae-yong

The Special Counsel was expected to demand heavy sentences for Lee this time again

Updated On: 27 Dec 2017 | 2:47 PM IST

Too big to jail? Court to rule on Samsung scion Lee in bribery trial today

Prosecutors have demanded a 12-year jail sentence for Jay Y Lee

Updated On: 25 Aug 2017 | 8:18 AM IST

Mastermind or naive? Samsung heir's fate hinges on the question

He didn't know enough about Samsung or Korean politics to commit crimes he is accused of: Lawyers

Updated On: 25 Aug 2017 | 4:21 AM IST

Prosecutors seek 12-year jail term for Samsung heir in bribery case

The scandal culminated in the impeachment and dismissal of South Korean President Park Geun-Hye

Updated On: 07 Aug 2017 | 12:19 PM IST