WORLD IN BRIEF : SOUTH KOREA : Ex-Roh Aide Jailed in Housing Scandal
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Chang Byong Jo, 52, a former aide to President Roh Tae Woo, and two legislators were jailed for up to six years for their part in a multimillion-dollar housing scandal. Six other people, including three members of Parliament and the head of a building firm, were convicted of bribery or influence-peddling in connection with the scandal. But the judge suspended their sentences. Chang, dismissed in February after the scandal surfaced, was found guilty of accepting $357,000 in bribes to help ensure that Hanbo Housing Development Co. won a huge contract. The scandal caused Roh to reshuffle his Cabinet and make a televised apology.
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