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which upheld the sentence with a ₩26.3 billion fine and confiscation of ₩6.3 billion in June 2020.
The fine amount here is wrong. The Supreme Court finalized a 20 billion won fine and about 6.3 billion won confiscation, not a 26.3 billion won fine.
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The article appears to have added the confiscation amount to the fine and labeled the combined figure as the fine.
Multiple contemporaneous reports on the Supreme Court's June 11, 2020 ruling state that Choi Seo-won received:
- 18 years in prison
- a fine of 20 billion won
- about 6.3 billion won in confiscation / surrender of criminal proceeds
Yonhap explicitly says the court confirmed "18 years", "a fine of 20 billion won", and "63억여원" in additional monetary recovery. Korea JoongAng Daily likewise reports "a fine of 20 billion won" plus an order to surrender 6.3 billion won. That contradicts the article's statement that the Supreme Court upheld "a ₩26.3 billion fine".
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- '비선실세' 최서원 징역 18년·벌금 200억원 최종 확정(종합) | 연합뉴스
대법원 2부... 징역 18년에 벌금 200억원, 추징금 63억여원을 선고한 원심을 확정했다고 11일 밝혔다.
- Supreme Court finalizes 18-year prison term for Choi
The court upheld a fine of 20 billion won ($16.8 million) and an order for Choi to surrender 6.3 billion won she earned from her crimes.