Samsung Chief Jay Y. Lee cleared of charges in 2015 merger case by Seoul court
Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee has been acquitted of stock manipulation and accounting fraud by a Seoul appeal court, linked to a 2015 merger case. Lee, who has led the company since 2014, now faces no legal hurdles in his leadership role. Past legal issues included an 18-month sentence for bribery, later pardoned by President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee has been acquitted of stock manipulation and accounting fraud by a Seoul appeal court, linked to a 2015 merger case. Lee, who has led the company since 2014, now faces no legal hurdles in his leadership role. Past legal issues included an 18-month sentence for bribery, later pardoned by President Yoon Suk Yeol.
