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

Min 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

  1. 1 2 3 "Weeding out corruption". Korea JoongAng Daily. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "TAIHAN Electric Wire". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  3. ↑ "- 충청남도".
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