▁ 2 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Korean ▁won ▁( rough ly ▁US $ 2 3 0 – $ 2 6 0 ) ▁worth ▁of ▁U . S . ▁ste ak ▁to ▁eat ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁at ▁his ▁official ▁residence ▁to ▁alle vi ate ▁public ▁wor ries ▁about ▁U . S . ▁be ef . ▁The ▁same ▁amount ▁of ▁Korean ▁be ef ▁would ▁have ▁cost ▁approximately ▁ 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Korean ▁won ▁( rough ly ▁$ 7 0 0 – $ 8 0 0 , ▁three ▁times ▁more ▁expensive ▁than ▁imported ▁U . S . ▁be ef ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁former ▁president ▁Lee ▁My ung ▁Bak ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁ 1 5 - year ▁prison ▁sentence ▁for ▁cor ruption . ▁ ▁US ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁an ▁American ▁trade ▁en voy ▁head ed ▁by ▁Susan ▁C . ▁Schw ab , ▁agreed ▁with ▁the ▁Korean ▁prime ▁minister ▁and ▁agricult ure ▁minister ▁to ▁limit ▁the ▁export ▁of ▁meat ▁to ▁that ▁from ▁car c ass es ▁of ▁cattle ▁less ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁months ▁old ▁with ▁government ▁cert ification ▁of ▁their ▁age ▁and ▁to ▁allow ▁Korea ▁to ▁inspect ▁a ▁sample ▁of ▁U . S . ▁sla ugh ter h ouses . ▁The ▁agreement ▁also ▁included ▁the ▁b anning ▁of ▁import ation ▁to ▁Korea ▁of ▁meat ▁from ▁cattle ▁org ans ▁considered ▁high ▁risk ▁for ▁transmission ▁of ▁the ▁B SE ▁pr ion ▁such ▁as ▁bra ins , ▁eyes , ▁sk