Cho Yang-ho, Indicted Korean Air Chairman, Dies At 70

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Korean Air's chairman, whose family leadership of the airline included scandals such as his daughter's infamous incident of "nut rage," has died due to illness, the company said Monday. Cho Yang-ho had been indicted on multiple charges, including embezzlement and tax evasion, and his death came less than two weeks after a shareholder vote to remove the 70-year-old from the company's board over a series of scandals surrounding the ruling family. The company said Cho died in the United States but did not specify his illness or provide other details in its statement on his death.Read more on NewsOK.com

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