Samsung’s boss Lee J-Yong has been approved by the allegations of fraud, concluding a decade long legal battle on his role in the 2015 merger deal.
The grandson of Samsung founder and the company’s real head since 2014, Lee, was accused of using stock and accounting fraud to gain and gain the firm.
In its final judgment, the South Korean Supreme Court upheld a convict’s decision, as Lee was acquitted of all allegations in two earlier tests.
The case conducted a comprehensive investigation of technology giants, as the country struggles with corporate corruption scams, which included a group run by its powerful family, known as Chabols.
