Chung Kyung-sim, the wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court on Dec 23. - Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters): A South Korean court on Wednesday (Dec 23) sentenced the wife of a former justice minister to four years in prison and nearly half a million dollars in fines in a family investment and university admissions case that led to her husband's resignation last year.
The Seoul Central District Court ruled that Chung Kyung-shim should face prison time and pay a fine of 500 million won (US$450,000), a court spokesman said.
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