Kim Keon Hee's mother pays more than half of $1.7M fine, canceling public auction process

Former first lady Kim Keon Hee’s mother, Choi Eun-soo, paid 1.3 billion won ($893,000) on Tuesday after the Seongnam city government began the public auction procedure for the real estate that she owned.

2026-02-11

Ex-President Yoon's mother-in-law in hot water over allegedly leased farmland

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s mother-in-law, Choi Eun-soon, 78, has been referred to prosecutors for allegedly violating Korea’s Farmland Act by illegally leasing farmland she owned in Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi.

2025-06-18

Yoon's mother-in-law to pay 2.73 billion won fine after top court declines appeal

President Yoon Suk Yeol's mother-in-law Choi Eun-soon is on the hook for a hefty fine after the Supreme Court recently declined to hear her appeal against a penalty for violating a law that governs real estate transactions.

2024-11-18

Yoon's mother-in-law's parole put on hold

A parole for President Yoon Suk Yeol’s mother-in-law Choi Eun-soon, who was sentenced to a one-year prison sentence for forging documents, was put on hold on Tuesday.

2024-04-23

Top court upholds 1-year sentence for president's mother-in-law over forgery

The 76-year-old Choi Eun-soon was found guilty of forging documents and purchasing property using other people's names.

2023-11-16

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Kim Keon Hee's mother pays more than half of $1.7M fine, canceling public auction process

Ex-President Yoon's mother-in-law in hot water over allegedly leased farmland

Yoon's mother-in-law to pay 2.73 billion won fine after top court declines appeal

Yoon's mother-in-law's parole put on hold

Top court upholds 1-year sentence for president's mother-in-law over forgery