"The court sentences the defendant to four years in prison and imposes a 50 million won fine, also ordering the confiscation of the necklace. It said her prior clean criminal record was taken into account in the sentencing."
"Kim exerted her influence as first lady and committed the bribery, the lead judge said."
An appeals court increased Kim Keon Hee's corruption sentence to four years after she appealed a prior conviction. Kim, wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol, was found guilty of manipulating stock prices and accepting luxury gifts from the Unification Church. The court ruled that she was aware of the expectation for political favors in return for the gifts. The sentence included a fine and confiscation of the gifts, with her clean criminal record considered in the decision.
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