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'Nut rage' daughter under fire in South Korea for allegedly mistreating workers, evading taxes and s
Source: ABC News
'Nut rage' daughter under fire in South Korea for allegedly mistreating workers, evading taxes and smuggling luxury goods
By JOOHEE CHO SEOUL, South Korea — May 24, 2018, 5:01 PM ET
Family members of Korean Air owner Cho Yang-ho have come under heavy scrutiny in South Korea over a series of allegedly illegal actions including charges of mistreating workers, tax evasion, and smuggling luxury goods.
The family’s elder daughter Cho Hyun-ah, known for her "nut rage" tantrum that sparked public outcry nearly four years ago, bowed deeply -- a customary action before addressing officials -- in front of scores of journalists on Thursday. Cho, who also goes by English name Heather Cho, was on her way to be questioned by Korea Immigration Service in Seoul for hiring illegal maids from the Philippines.
Cho, together with her mother Lee Myung-Hee, has been charged with illegally recruiting more than a dozen workers in the Philippines through Korean Air's Manila office, then transferring them to Seoul disguised as trainees for the company. Under the South Korean law, only foreigners of Korean heritage or foreign spouses of Korean nationals with appropriate visas could work as housekeepers.
Cho had nearly stopped a Korean Air flight leaving John F. Kennedy International Airport in 2014 over the way macadamia nuts were served -- which was supposed to be on a plate, not in wrappers. She had been imprisoned for several months over the case, then later released in May 2015 after the higher court suspended her sentence.
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By JOOHEE CHO SEOUL, South Korea — May 24, 2018, 5:01 PM ET
Family members of Korean Air owner Cho Yang-ho have come under heavy scrutiny in South Korea over a series of allegedly illegal actions including charges of mistreating workers, tax evasion, and smuggling luxury goods.
The family’s elder daughter Cho Hyun-ah, known for her "nut rage" tantrum that sparked public outcry nearly four years ago, bowed deeply -- a customary action before addressing officials -- in front of scores of journalists on Thursday. Cho, who also goes by English name Heather Cho, was on her way to be questioned by Korea Immigration Service in Seoul for hiring illegal maids from the Philippines.
Cho, together with her mother Lee Myung-Hee, has been charged with illegally recruiting more than a dozen workers in the Philippines through Korean Air's Manila office, then transferring them to Seoul disguised as trainees for the company. Under the South Korean law, only foreigners of Korean heritage or foreign spouses of Korean nationals with appropriate visas could work as housekeepers.
Cho had nearly stopped a Korean Air flight leaving John F. Kennedy International Airport in 2014 over the way macadamia nuts were served -- which was supposed to be on a plate, not in wrappers. She had been imprisoned for several months over the case, then later released in May 2015 after the higher court suspended her sentence.
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Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/International/nut-rage-daughter-fire-south-korea-allegedly-mistreating/story?id=55412325
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