Key Facts

• Kim Keon Hee was found guilty of taking bribes such as jewelry and a designer handbag in return for political favors.
• The court sentenced her to seven years in prison and fined her 64.8 million won (about $42,000).
• The bribes included items from a construction company owner, a pastor, a former prosecutor, and a former education official.
• Kim’s husband, President Yoon Suk Yeol, is serving a life sentence for sending drones into North Korea and leading an insurrection.
• Yoon was impeached and removed from office in 2025.
• Kim was already jailed for four years for stock manipulation and bribery related to the Unification Church.
• President Yoon had vetoed bills to investigate Kim when he was still in office.
• The court ordered the confiscation of the luxury items Kim accepted as bribes.