Samsung Caught Bribing Government Officials

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday November 20, 2007 @02:21AM from the allegedly-corporations-can-be-corrupting-influences-allegedly dept.

Dekortage writes "Allegedly, electronics giant Samsung Electronics attempted to bribe a South Korean government official with 5 million won (US$5,445). Ironically, the official was Lee Yong-chul, who was a presidential monitor against corruption at the time. This is the latest allegation against Samsung, which was recently accused of running 'a vast network of bribery through the government, the judiciary branch and the news media' that reaches all the way to South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun."

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I want my share by telchine · 2007-11-20 02:23 · Score: 5, Funny

Who's going to pay me not to criticise them in my comment?
What they didn't mention by swb311 · 2007-11-20 02:29 · Score: 5, Funny

That it was $5,000 worth of old Samsung CRTs.
Bribery? In Southeast Asia? by b96miata · 2007-11-20 02:30 · Score: 4, Funny

This is unheard of. We must stop samsung before this sort of behavior spreads and becomes endemic to countries in the region.