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    Disgraced Samsung boss walks free from prison

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    Daniel Cooper
    Daniel Cooper
    02.05.2018

    The heir to South Korea's largest company has avoided a lengthy spell in prison after a court suspended his sentence. Samsung vice chairman Jay Y. Lee was initially meant to spend five years behind bars after being found guilty of bribing public officials. Now, after spending close to a year in detention he has been released although he will spend the next four years on probation.