South Korea 's Samsung woes have gone from bad to worse , with the country 's President , Park Geun - hye , now implicated in the firm 's ongoing bribery scandal . prosecutors will sue dong 's family heir Jay Y. Lee over loans that the company donated to non - profits run by dong 's friend Choi Soon - sil in exchange for political approval of a 2015 merger . " I think Samsung Group is facing a bigger crisis than even the death of Chairman Lee Kun - hee , " warned Park Ju - gun , head of corporate analysis firm CEO Score . The dong family will be subject to billions of dollars in inheritance tax when the heir dies .
South Korea's Samsung woes have gone from bad to worse, with the country's President, Park Geun-hye, now implicated in the firm's ongoing bribery scandal. Prosecutors will question Samsung's family heir Jay Y. Lee over accusations that the company donated to non-profits run by Park's friend Choi Soon-sil in exchange for political approval of a 2015 merger. "I think Samsung Group is facing a bigger crisis than even the death of Chairman Lee Kun-hee," warned Park Ju-gun, head of corporate analysis firm CEO Score. The Lee family will be subject to billions of dollars in inheritance tax when the chairman dies.