There is a leadership crisis in Samsung. South Korea has sentenced Samsung's heir and Vice Chairman Jay Y Lee to two and a half years in prison. What happens to the world's largest smartphone maker?

Gravitas: South Korea jails Samsung's heir

Lee Jae-yong the de facto chief of South Korea's Samsung has been jailed for two and a half years over corruption charges, Yonhap news agency reported. Watch: A South Korean court found Lee Jae-yong, 52, guilty of bribery and embezzlement.

Samsung heir jailed for 2.5 years over bribery

South Korean prosecutors indicted the heir to the Samsung empire Tuesday over a controversial merger of two business units seen as a key step towards his succession, in the latest legal blow to the sprawling conglomerate.

Samsung heir charged with fraud over succession-linked deal

A South Korean court on Tuesday denied an arrest warrant request for Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee after prosecutors accused him of accounting fraud and stock manipulation.

South Korean court denies arrest warrant request for Samsung heir

Lee Jae-Yong was found guilty of providing $8.19 million in bribes to Choi Soon-sil, a long-time friend and confidante of former President Park Geun-hye

South Korea court frees Samsung heir in bribery case

Lee has been in detention since February over a national corruption scandal that led to former president Park Geun-Hye?s ouster

South Korean prosecutors seek 12-year jail term for Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong

Investigators said Lee gave or promised some $36.3 million worth of bribes to President Park's jailed confidante Choi Soon-Sil

S Korea: Court rejects arrest warrant for Samsung heir

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