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Former first lady given four-year sentence for stock manipulation, bribery in appeals ruling

The Seoul High Court on Tuesday sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee to four years in prison, overturning her previous acquittal on charges of stock manipulation and bribery linked to the Unification Church.

2026-04-28

Appeals court increases ex-first lady's sentence for corruption to 4 years

An appeals court on Tuesday increased the sentence for former first lady Kim Keon Hee from 20 months to four years in prison on corruption charges.

2026-04-28

Appeals court set to rule on ex-first lady's corruption charges

An appeals court is set to rule on corruption charges against former first lady Kim Keon Hee on Tuesday, following a lower court sentence of one year and eight months in prison.

2026-04-28

Ex-Unification Church official gets longer prison term during appeal over gifts to former first lady

An appeals court on Monday sentenced a former Unification Church official to 18 months in prison for giving luxury gifts to former first lady Kim Keon Hee, a heavier punishment than the 14 months given by a lower court.

2026-04-27

'After all, they are a couple': Lawyer for former first couple recalls emotional meeting in court

An attorney for former first couple Yoon Suk Yeol and Kim Keon Hee shared behind-the-scenes accounts of Kim's tears after meeting her husband for the first time in nine months in court.

2026-04-16

Ex-president, former first lady come face to face for first time in 9 months during Yoon's trial

Former first lady Kim Keon Hee appeared in court as a witness on Tuesday in a trial of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, marking their first appearance in the same courtroom in about nine months since Yoon’s detention in July last year.

2026-04-14

Special counsel investigates alleged cover-up as prosecutor offices raided over Kim Keon Hee case

Special counsel raided key prosecutor offices over allegations of a cover-up regarding ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee's stock manipulation case, investigating potential abuse of power in dropping charges against her.

2026-03-23

Lee orders resumption of highway project suspended due to allegations involving ex-first lady

President Lee Jae Myung has ordered the resumption of a highway project that had been suspended for nearly three years over influence-peddling allegations involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee, a senior aide said Friday.

2026-03-20

Kim Keon Hee called to testify in Yoon Suk Yeol's trial on political fund violations

Former first lady Kim Keon Hee has been called to testify in a trial involving former President Yoon Suk Yeol, raising the possibility that the couple could face each other in court.

2026-03-17

Ex-President Yoon, wife set to face court on same day in separate trials

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, former first lady Kim Keon Hee, will appear in the same court on Tuesday for separate trials, the second such instance as they face multiple criminal cases.

2026-03-17