embezzlement and perjury. lee jae—yong, the de facto head of the $300 billion business empire and grandson of the founder, has been sentenced to five years in jail. his lawyers say he will appeal. so what exactly did he do? it started with this, donations worth 36 million us dollars, that's £29 million, by samsung to organisations linked to the former president. she was removed from office and is also facing corruption charges. back in 2015 samsung was trying to merge two of its businesses. prosecutors say the aim was to boost mr lee's personal power over the company, which he's been running since his father became ill in 2014. prosecutors argued that the donations were bribes to win support from the government for the compa ny‘s restructuring. the affair has once again raised concerns about south korea's business culture and the huge family—owned conglomerates known as "chaebols". they've long been seen as too cosily