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South Korean Ferry Disaster Figure Yoo Hyuk-kee Is Extradited

bourbiza August 3, 2023 Top Stories Leave a comment 102 Views

A businessman whose family’s company operated a ferry that sank off South Korea in 2014, killing more than 300 people, will be flown to that country from the United States to face embezzlement charges, officials said on Thursday, after years of requests from Korean prosecutors.

The businessman, Yoo Hyuk-kee, 50, also known as Keith Yoo, is expected to arrive in South Korea, where he faces trial on seven counts of embezzlement, on Friday. Since 2020 he had been held without bond in New York…

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