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Kim Keon Hee pays remaining 29 million won luxury watch debt

Former first lady Kim Keon Hee recently paid the remaining balance of 29 million won ($19,200) for a Vacheron Constantin watch to a robot dog entrepreneur, according to legal sources Monday.

2026.5.25

A shaman who provided bribes to ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee is seen in a photo taken in January. [YONHAP]

Court reduces prison sentence of shaman with close ties to ex-first lady in bribery case

An appeals court on Thursday reduced the prison sentence for a shaman known for his close ties to former first lady Kim Keon Hee from six years to five years over charges of accepting bribes from the Unification Church.

2026.5.21

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Former first lady Kim Keon Hee speaks during former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae's insurrection trial at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul on April 13. [SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT]

Special counsel seeks 7.5-year prison term for ex-first lady in bribery case

A special counsel team on Friday sought a seven-and-a-half-year prison term for former first lady Kim Keon Hee during her bribery trial on charges of receiving luxury gifts along with requests for government appointments and other favors.

2026.5.15

Former first lady Kim Keon Hee attends a hearing of her trial on charges of bribery and violating the Capital Markets Act at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Dec. 3, 2025. [NEWS1]

Police close investigation into alleged Kim Keon Hee naval ship party

Police said Monday they will not pursue charges against former first lady Kim Keon Hee over a party held aboard a naval ship in 2023.

2026.5.11

Seoul High Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul [YONHAP]

Appeals court overturns acquittal of former prosecutor in bribery case involving ex-first lady

An appeals court on Friday overturned a lower court's acquittal of a former prosecutor on charges of violating the antigraft law in a bribery case involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee.

2026.5.8

Anticorruption commission requests police probe into ex-first lady's handbag acceptance decision

The anticorruption commission has requested a police investigation into the decision clearing former first lady Kim Keon Hee of wrongdoing regarding a luxury handbag accepted from a pastor.

2026.5.8

Security officials stand outside special counsel Kwon Chang-young's office in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi. [YONHAP]

Special counsel raids prosecution, Justice Ministry over handling of ex-first lady's Dior case

The second comprehensive special counsel team raided the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and the Ministry of Justice on Wednesday over the alleged mishandling of an investigation into former first lady Kim Keon Hee's acceptance of a luxury handbag.

2026.5.6

Kim Keon Hee, the wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, attends her first trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Sept. 24, 2025. She had been indicted and detained on charges including stock manipulation involving Deutsche Motors, political interference and taking bribes connected to the Unification Church. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Presiding judge in ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee's stock manipulation case found dead

The presiding judge who handled the appeal trial regarding former first lady Kim Keon Hee's involvement in the Deutsch Motors stock manipulation case was found dead at the Seoul High Court at 1 a.m. on Wednesday.

2026.5.6

Former first lady Kim Keon Hee enters a courtroom at the Seoul Central District Court on Dec. 3, 2025 [NEWS1]

Former first lady files appeal with top court after sentencing for charges of bribery, manipulation

Both the prosecution and Kim Keon Hee filed appeals with the Supreme Court after an appellate court sentenced the former first lady to four years in prison on charges including stock price manipulation and bribery.

2026.5.4

The Seoul High Court's ruling in former first lady Kim Keon Hee's trial on bribery and stock manipulation charges is televised at Seoul Station on April 28. [YONHAP]

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.

2026.4.28