Police investigating allegations of bribery involving the Unification Church raided the home of Jeong Won-ju, former secretary-general to the Unification Church’s former president, on the 31st. The National Police Agency’s National Office of Investigation, leading the dedicated Unification Church probe,…[Continue Reading...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors decided Wednesday to indict a Unification Church official for allegedly delivering illegal political donations to lawmakers, while requesting additional investigation into other figures involved, including the leader. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office said…[Continue Reading...]
EMPIRE, Ala. (WBRC) - It was an unexpected wake-up call Tuesday, Dec. 30, for Lando and others living at a campsite off York Mountain Road and Blackberry Ridge Road. “I heard a noise, I woke up, I come outside,” recalled…[Continue Reading...]
A police officer has been indicted for helping destroy evidence related to claims that Jeong Myeong-seok — the leader of the controversial religious cult Christian Gospel Mission, also known as “JMS” for “Jesus Morning Star” — sexually abused JMS members.…[Continue Reading...]
Police have transferred Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja and three other church officials to the prosecution over their alleged involvement in illegal political donations, officials said Tuesday. Han, who is currently in custody over bribery charges involving former first lady…[Continue Reading...]
South Korean prosecutors Monday accused the country’s former first lady of having accepted lavish bribes totaling over $200,000, including fine art, jewellery and a handbag, as well as meddling in state affairs. Kim Keon Hee, the wife of disgraced ex-President…[Continue Reading...]
MEXICO CITY — Guatemalan authorities have extradited a man identified as a leader of the ultra-Orthodox group Lev Tahor — a dual citizen of Israel and Romania — to Mexico, where he faces charges tied to organized crime and human…[Continue Reading...]
Police on Sunday questioned a former chief secretary to Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja as part of a widening investigation into allegations that the church provided illicit money to politicians across party lines. Jeong Won-ju, who formerly oversaw the church's…[Continue Reading...]
Police investigating allegations of political lobbying by the Unification Church arrested and questioned Yun Young-ho, former head of the Unification Church’s global headquarters, who was detained at a detention center on the 26th. The police also re-summoned Song Kwang-seok, former…[Continue Reading...]
The Democratic Party of Korea proposed the *Act on the Appointment of Special Prosecutors, etc.*, related to allegations of the Unification Church’s lobbying of political circles with money and valuables, on the 26th. The investigation targets include not only the…[Continue Reading...]
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