A Seoul court sentenced Jeon Seong-bae, a shaman widely known as Geonjin, to six years in prison for allegedly receiving bribes from the Unification Church and others by leveraging his close ties with ...

Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja, who faces trial on bribery charges linked to former first lady Kim Keon Hee, has returned to detention after a court rejected her request to extend her temporary ...

Issue: Whether, where necessary to resolve a church-property dispute, the First Amendment prohibits courts from examining church-related facts to determine who leads the church. Application (25A329) ...

After checking into a Manhattan hotel for one night, Mickey Barreto exploited an obscure New York City housing law to stay there for years.

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Wednesday temporarily released Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja from detention to allow her to receive medical treatment as she faces a criminal trial ...

SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- A shaman known for his close ties to former first lady Kim Keon Hee was sentenced to six years in prison Tuesday for accepting bribes in exchange for favors for the ...

A South Korean minister resigned on Thursday after being accused of receiving illegal funds from the Unification Church, a cult-like movement linked to widespread influence-peddling. The church, known ...

Dec. 22 (Asia Today) --South Korea's presidential office said Monday it "respects the National Assembly's decision" after the ruling Democratic Party backed the opposition's call for a special ...

South Korean police raided the headquarters of the cult-like Unification Church on Dec. 15 and named its leader as a suspect in the bribery of several high-profile politicians. The church, known for ...

South Korean prosecutor indicts Unification Church leader in probe linked to ex-first lady South Korea's special prosecutor indicted on Friday the leader of the Unification Church, Han Hak-ja, on ...

The Criminal Agreement Division 27 of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Woo In-seong) on the 11th granted a stay of execution of detention for President Han Hak-ja, who faces ...