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Min Jong-gi is a South Korean politician charged with corruption.[1] He is currently the governor of Dangjin County in South Chungcheong Province, where he has brought development to the area.[2][3] In late April 2010, he was detained by government officials as he was about to leave the country but was not held in custody. He had in his possession a forged passport. The government was pursuing him because of allegations that he had given construction contracts in exchange for a villa and that he had run a slush fund worth nearly two million dollars while only reporting assets of under $550,000.[1]
Biography
editMin obtained a bachelor's degree from the prestigious South Korean Air Force Academy and a doctorate from an American university. He later became director of the province's regional economic bureau and then deputy mayor of Nonsan and Cheonan.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Weeding out corruption". Korea JoongAng Daily. April 26, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ "TAIHAN Electric Wire". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
- ^ "- 충청남도".