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All posts tagged "Chun Doo-hwan"

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  US returns $1.2 million of seized assets from former president to S. Korea

  By Brian Han U.S. prosecutors returned approximately $1.2 million to South Korea that stemmed from bribe money received by former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan. Chun held office from 1980 to 1988. During that time, he had...

  • Posted November 12, 2015
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  Former South Korean dictator’s family forfeits $1.2M to US

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Relatives of South Korea’s corrupt former dictator agreed Wednesday to forfeit $1.2 million in bribery proceeds laundered in the U.S., federal prosecutors said. With the settlement filed in U.S. District Court in Los...

  • Posted March 4, 2015
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  $500K seized from S. Korean dictator came from actress daughter-in-law’s funding for U.S. investor visa

  The $500,000 taken from former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan’s family by the U.S. government Wednesday was funding for a U.S. investor visa to be obtained by Chun’s daughter-in-law, the U.S. Justice Department revealed Thursday. The money...

  • Posted September 5, 2014
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  U.S. seizes $500K more from ex-Korean President Chun’s family

  WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — The United States said Wednesday it has seized about US$500,000 in assets traceable to proceeds from corruption accumulated by former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan, vowing to deny foreign officials safe haven for their...

  • Posted September 3, 2014
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  U.S. government seeks to recover $700K from ex-S. Korean president Chun Doo-hwan

  LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Government prosecutors filed suit today in Los Angeles seeking recovery of more than $700,000 linked to a corruption probe of a former president of the Republic of Korea. The money was seized in February 2014...

  • Posted April 25, 2014
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