Police seek arrest warrant for Orion vice chief on embezzlement charges
Social affairsOct 2, 2018
Police said Tuesday they requested a court warrant to arrest the vice chairwoman of South Korean confectionery maker Orion Group on embezzlement charges. Lee Hwa-kyung is alleged to have spent about 20 billion won ($18 million) of company funds on building a private mansion on the outskirts of Seoul between 2008 and 2014. (Yonhap)Police had initially investigated her husband and Orion Group Chairman Tam Chul-gon over the allegations. But they later obtained testimony that pointed to Lee, not Ta