Kim Keon Hee, the former First Lady and wife of ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, was sentenced on Tuesday to four years in prison by an appeals court. This ruling increases her earlier sentence of 20 months.
The Seoul High Court found Kim guilty of manipulating the share price of Deutsch Motors, a South Korean car dealer. The court ruled that the activity was a collusive trading act constituting market manipulation.
The four-year sentence also covers charges of bribery and corruption. The court found that Kim accepted gifts from a contentious church, knowing that the organization expected favors in return.