Man convicted in SSRT bribery case arrested in Dallas

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Man convicted in SSRT bribery case arrested in Dallas
By Franklin Fisher, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Monday, November 24, 2008

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea — The businessman convicted earlier this year in a South Korean court of bribing AAFES officials so his company could hold a lucrative Internet contract on military bases has been arrested in the United States on federal bribery conspiracy charges, Stars and Stripes has learned.

Jeong Gi-hwan, 44, was arrested in Dallas by federal agents Wednesday and is being held without bond for his alleged role in a bribery conspiracy, federal authorities told Stars and Stripes on Saturday.

The alleged conspiracy involves his telecommunications company, Samsung Rental Corp. Ltd., also known as SSRT, and former Army and Air Force Exchange Service officials.

Among the former AAFES officials Jeong is accused of bribing is H. Lee Holloway, a Justice Department official told Stars and Stripes.

Holloway was AAFES general manager at Osan Air Base in South Korea from June 2000 through August 2005.


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