Shelly Banjo, Columnist

Jay Y. Lee's Trial Is About More Than Samsung

Friday's verdict will be significant in determining what progress chaebol reform will make under President Moon.

August 24, 2017 at 8:00 PM UTC

Shelly Banjo leads the global business team for Bloomberg News in New York. A former New York bureau chief and senior tech writer, she’s covered business, finance and economics for two decades.

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South Korea has little to lose by putting Jay Y. Lee, the billionaire heir to Samsung Group, in jail -- and plenty to gain.

After six months in detention and a highly publicized trial, the Samsung Electronics Co. vice chairman will get a district court ruling Friday from a panel of three judges on charges including embezzlement, perjury and bribery. Prosecutors are seeking 12 years in prison. Lee denies the allegations.