{
  "id": 6258817,
  "title": "Ex-DPK lawmaker indicted for alleged stock trading under borrowed name",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/ex-dpk-lawmaker-indicted-for-alleged-stock-trading-under-borrowed-name-6258817",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T09:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20260908/ex-dpk-lawmaker-indicted-for-alleged-stock-trading-under-borrowed-name"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "According to prosecutors, former Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) lawmaker Lee Choon-suak has been indicted without physical detention on charges of illegally trading stocks using a brokerage account under his aide's name. The accusations stem from alleged stock trading in March 2020 and June 2024. Lee, a four-term lawmaker, faces additional charges of receiving condolence money totaling 29 million won ($21,500) from four acquaintances in 2021 for his mother's funeral and for his daughter's wedding when he served as the National Assembly's secretary general.\n\nLee's indictment followed a press photo that was published showing him trading stocks on a mobile phone inside the parliamentary plenary chamber using the name of one of his aides. This image led to the beginning of a police investigation into Lee. The main opposition People Power Party and a civic group filed a complaint against him, which prompted the official charges.",
  "summary": "Prosecutors have indicted independent Rep. Lee Choon-suak without physical detention on charges of trading stocks under a borrowed name, officials said Tuesday. The four-term lawmaker is accused of violating the law on real-name financial transactions for allegedly trading stocks using a brokerage account under his aide's name in March 2020 and June 2024, the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors'…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Ex-DPK lawmaker indicted for alleged stock trading under borrowed name",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/ex-dpk-lawmaker-indicted-for-alleged-stock-trading-under-borrowed-name",
        "published": "2026-09-08T09:02:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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