https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/05/samsung-heir-jy-lee-set-free-by-south-korean-appeals-court-in-bribery-case.html >A South Korean appeals court on Monday suspended a jail sentence handed down to Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee, setting him free after a year's detention amid a corruption scandal that brought down the former president. >Seoul High Court jailed Lee for two and a half years, reducing the original term by half, and suspended the sentence for charges including bribery and embezzlement, meaning he does not have to serve time.