The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal from Paju Mayor Lee Jae-hong against his conviction over bribery, a decision that saw him stripped of his current position.
The top court upheld the three-year prison term and the 50 million-won fine ($45,745) handed down on Lee for receiving bribes worth 45.36 million won via his wife from the head of a transportation company in the city of Paju, north of Seoul, in return for granting business favors.
Prosecutors have indicted Lee, 60, on suspicion of receiving bribes of cash and gifts, including $10,000, a purse and gift certificates, from the 54-year-old businesswoman from July 2014 to February 2015.
This undated file photo shows Lee Jae-hong, the mayor of Paju, north of Seoul. (Yonhap)
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