Choi Soon-sil receives 20 yrs in prison
(WorldNews South Korea)

By Lee Kyung-min Choi Soon-sil, the central figure in an influence-peddling scandal that removed former President Park Geun-hye from office, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, Tuesday, and ordered to pay an 18 billion won ($16 million) fine. In addition, she was told to hand over 7.29 billion won she also received in illicit paybacks. Former presidential secretary An Chong-bum was given a six-year term and fined 100 million won. He was also ordered to pay 42 million won that he illicitly received and two bags confiscated by the court deemed as bribes. Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison and fined the 7 billion won he gave as bribes. Shin and...