Korean Probationer Ordered to Learn English by Judge
A Korean immigrant who pleaded guilty to selling fake designer purses has been ordered to learn English during the next year as part of his probation.
Interpreter Yong Spears told U.S. District Judge Tom Stagg that Bup Song Choe, 35, of Irving, Tex., will “try best” to learn the language.
“Try best, nuts!” Stagg responded during a hearing Wednesday. He told Choe that he must learn English during his one-year probation, with his probation officer reporting on his progress.
Choe’s attorney asked for a light sentence, saying a prison term of a year or more could keep Choe from becoming a U.S. citizen.
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