Jay Y. Lee

Jay Y. Lee is the vice chairman of Samsung Electronics and leader of the country's biggest conglomerate.

In 2017 he was jailed and charged with bribing a confidante of the once-imprisoned former president, Park Geun-hye, but was released in 2018.

The verdict noted his role as one of "passive compliance to political power." He denies any wrongdoing and appealed the case with the Supreme Court.

In January 2021, through a retrial, he was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison; his time already served will count toward the new sentence.