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Telecom chief pleads not guilty to bribery
Telecom chief pleads not guilty to bribery
By Franklin Fisher, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Wednesday, December 24, 2008

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea — South Korean telecom executive Jeong Gi-hwan has pleaded not guilty to bribing AAFES officials and will stand trial in February in Dallas federal court, according to court records.

A federal grand jury indicted Jeong last week on two-counts of bribing Army and Air Force Exchange Service officials so his Internet company SSRT could hold a lucrative contract to provide home Internet, phone and cellphone service to U.S. troops and families in South Korea.

SSRT, also known as Samsung Rental Co. Ltd., and Samsung Rental Corp. Ltd., held the $206 million AAFES contract from October 2001 to January 2007.

Jeong pleaded not guilty Friday in Dallas at his arraignment in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He was indicted Feb. 17.

A jury trial is set for Feb. 23 before U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade.


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