South Korea's top court confirms acquittal of Samsung's Lee

Decision upholding appellate ruling ends long legal drama over alleged fraud

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Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong leaves a Seoul court in February. © Getty Images

KIM JAEWON

SEOUL -- South Korea's top court ruled on Thursday that Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong was not guilty in a fraud case, clearing the country's richest man of a legal risk that had hung over him for years.

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