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  "id": 8203976,
  "title": "DPK lawmaker fined $7,220, faces loss of Assembly seat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/dpk-lawmaker-fined-7-220-faces-loss-of-assembly-seat-8203976",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T08:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20260918/dpk-lawmaker-fined-7220-faces-loss-of-assembly-seat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Gwangju district court recently handed down a 10 million won ($7,220) fine to Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Jeong Jun-ho, potentially leading to the loss of his National Assembly seat. The sentence is part of his conviction for breaching election and political fund laws. The court also ordered Jeong to surrender 50 million won, allegedly linked to the same legal troubles.\n\nJeong faced charges for accepting 50 million won from a construction company CEO in July 2023. This sum was allegedly offered to secure the executive's child employment as a legislative assistant if Jeong secured a spot in the National Assembly. The ruling party member was also accused of disbursing illicit payments to his campaign staff to run a telephone campaign center between November 2023 and February 2024, in the run-up to the Democratic Party of Korea's 2024 primary elections.\n\nThe law stipulates that National Assembly members who receive a finalized penalty of a fine of 1 million won or more for election or political fund law violations are stripped of their seats.",
  "summary": "A court on Friday sentenced Rep. Jeong Jun-ho of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea to a fine of 10 million won ($7,220) for violating election and political fund laws, a sentence that could strip him of his National Assembly seat if finalized. The Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, 270 kilometers south of Seoul, also ordered Jeong to forfeit 50 million won in connection with the same charges.…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "DP lawmaker fined 10 mln won, faces loss of Assembly seat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/dp-lawmaker-fined-10-mln-won-faces-loss-of-assembly-seat",
        "published": "2026-09-18T06:12:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "DPK lawmaker fined $7,220, faces loss of Assembly seat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/dpk-lawmaker-fined-7-220-faces-loss-of-assembly-seat",
        "published": "2026-09-18T08:02:04.000Z"
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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."
}